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Definition of firing
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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Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
Recent Examples of firing from the Web
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Amidst continued wrangling over the firing of Norton Elementary's principal in May, Jefferson County Public Schools has tapped a retired administrator to step in as the school's acting principal.
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The action comes as some local activists have called for the officer's firing.
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The Hollywood Reporter with some insight into the firing of Lord and Miller from the Han Solo movie.
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Since then, it has been reported that Trump is under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller over his May 9 firing of Comey and whether that or other actions by the president constitute obstruction of justice.
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Sheriff John Buncich will file formal charges to the Lake County Sheriff's Police Merit Board, which has the authority to handle any disciplinary or firing matters, according to Murchek.
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In an essay published on Medium, though, Parker writes about how what should have been a typical exchange between a student and teacher led to a shocking retaliation on Facebook, which ultimately resulted in Morelock's firing in April.
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The company eventually terminated more than 20 employees, citing bullying and retaliation as reasons for the firings.
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In May, after Comey's firing, Rosenstein assigned Robert Mueller, a respected lawyer who ran the FBI for years under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, as special counsel to look into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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First Known Use of firing
14th century
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