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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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
For now, the firings stand as an example of the administration's effort to showcase stricter accountability within FEMA.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The letter's release comes after Kennedy's agency has faced controversy around recent actions like cutting funding to mRNA vaccine development and a dispute that led to the White House's firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, her lawyer hit back at the president's reasoning for dismissing her, while almost 600 economists signed an open letter warning that her potential firing threatened the Fed's independence from government.
—Sean Conlon,john Melloy,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
For now, the firings stand as an example of the administration's effort to showcase stricter accountability within FEMA.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The letter's release comes after Kennedy's agency has faced controversy around recent actions like cutting funding to mRNA vaccine development and a dispute that led to the White House's firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, her lawyer hit back at the president's reasoning for dismissing her, while almost 600 economists signed an open letter warning that her potential firing threatened the Fed's independence from government.
—Sean Conlon,john Melloy,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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