severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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City leaders clash over severance payment After the meeting, Mayor Bianca Motley Broom posted a video on Facebook discussing the vote.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
He was fired for cause and did not receive severance.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
District officials attributed that reduction largely to changes in how the state factors costs for retiree health insurance, pensions, severance and unemployment payments, which reduced overall expenses for SPPS.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
The second, a confidential severance agreement, provides the former city manager $308,000, his full yearly salary.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
He was fired for cause and did not receive severance.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
District officials attributed that reduction largely to changes in how the state factors costs for retiree health insurance, pensions, severance and unemployment payments, which reduced overall expenses for SPPS.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
The second, a confidential severance agreement, provides the former city manager $308,000, his full yearly salary.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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