sacked
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The move reunited Rogers with Appleton in the Championship, but the manager was sacked after only two weeks and replaced by Mick McCarthy.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Blazy began his career at Maison Margiela in 2011, before moving to Celine and then Calvin Klein in New York, where he worked under Belgian designer Raf Simons until they were both sacked in 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Maye, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards and was sacked three times, finished with a passer rating of 48.6, the second-lowest of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
McCullum, who began the summer as England's coach across the three formats before being sacked from the Test role in July, dismissed any suggestion of regret at the end of the English season.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Beyond, the tops of the keeps and towers still stood as they had for hundreds of years, and it was hard to tell that the castle had been sacked and burned at all.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
