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

These ranged from revealing Altman's frenzied response to his abrupt sacking in 2023, asking a former colleague at one point - "still don't want me?"

From BBC • May 15, 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 row over the sacking of Sir Olly, who was the senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, has dominated the past week.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Bod pushed at the sacking with his hand to try and make an eye-hole.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman