1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
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found a flaw in the gun's firing
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The firing is currently on hold pending a Supreme Court review.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The Florida Gators are on the hunt for their next head football coach following the firing of Billy Napier earlier this season.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Reports suggest the actual firing duration was far more limited.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
The firing brought a revival of the Bobby Petrino era; he was named interim head coach 13 years after his infamous firing at Arkansas.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The Florida Gators are on the hunt for their next head football coach following the firing of Billy Napier earlier this season.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Reports suggest the actual firing duration was far more limited.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
The firing brought a revival of the Bobby Petrino era; he was named interim head coach 13 years after his infamous firing at Arkansas.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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