sacking

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Now he farms just half on his own after sacking the workers he once relied on, and has quit growing wheat, a fertiliser-intensive crop.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

During his stint as high representative, Paddy Ashdown memorably wielded these so-called "Bonn Powers" sacking 60 Bosnian-Serb officials in one day in 2004 for refusing to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The letter comes after the sacking of former Foreign Office boss Sir Olly Robbins over his role in vetting Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the US.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Daily Corriere della Sera had said Meloni had green-lit Venezi's sacking due to the "accumulation of controversy" around the new director.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The canvas or sacking screens of their perches moved heavily in a breath of wind, like banners in a chapel, and the rapt nobility of the air kept their knight's vigil in knightly patience.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White