lie off
verb
lay off; lain off; lying off; lies off
1
: to hold back in the early part of a race
2
: to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3
: to cease work for a time
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Organizations that cut funds and lay off teams are rarely looking for ways to improve efficiency, Inbar said.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Federal unions, workers and advocacy groups have fought Trump’s moves to dismantle agencies and lay off tens of thousands of federal workers, under recommendations from billionaire adviser Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Some staffers began getting lay off notices in their work inboxes at 5 a.m., while others found out their job had been eliminated after standing in long lines outside offices in Washington, Maryland and Atlanta to see if their badges still worked.
—Carla K. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
His research has shown that, even if layoffs occur, companies that try these alternatives perform better than those who instantly lay off employees when faced with financial problems.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Federal unions, workers and advocacy groups have fought Trump’s moves to dismantle agencies and lay off tens of thousands of federal workers, under recommendations from billionaire adviser Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Some staffers began getting lay off notices in their work inboxes at 5 a.m., while others found out their job had been eliminated after standing in long lines outside offices in Washington, Maryland and Atlanta to see if their badges still worked.
—Carla K. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
His research has shown that, even if layoffs occur, companies that try these alternatives perform better than those who instantly lay off employees when faced with financial problems.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Lie off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20off. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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