Definition of fired
: using a specified fuel —usually used in combination oil-fired power plant
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City saved money by giving fired officers their jobs back »
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The Astros, underperforming by fans expectations — as the Tigers are today — fired manager Jimy Williams.
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His testimony follows fired FBI Director James Comey's session before the same Senate panel last week.
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His testimony follows fired FBI Director James Comey’s riveting session before the same Senate panel last week.
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A look at some statements by Trump and his aides on his fired FBI director's testimony and matters overshadowed by that drama: -The Associated Press Trump's claim that he was cleared of wrongdoing by Comey's testimony is groundless.
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The fired FBI director is testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, 2017.
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President Donald Trump's approval rating dipped to 34 percent ahead of today's testimony from fired FBI Chief James Comey.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts say comments the fired FBI director has attributed to President Donald Trump were clumsy and inappropriate, at best.
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First Known Use of fired
1889
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