1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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Montes says the firings are a fear tactic that won't work.
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Dara Kerr, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were arrested during sit-in protests at offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after the company called police.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The 28 firings come after nine employees were arrested Tuesday night following a sit-in at the company’s offices in Seattle, New York and Sunnyvale, California — including one at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office, according to the group that organized the demonstration, No Tech for Apartheid.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The firings come after 9 employees were suspended and then arrested in New York and California on Tuesday.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Luke Air Force Base may soon share a new indoor firing range with Glendale police officers.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Barrera’s firing took place in the context of a Hollywood where roles for Latinas are already vanishingly rare.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The Vida alum also opened up about her support from co-star Jenna Ortega, 21, who left the film a day after Barrera’s firing was announced.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Fitzgerald has pointed to the fact that his firing came hours before he was scheduled to meet with federal investigators over concerns the city had violated the Criminal Justice Information Systems Act.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
Dara Kerr, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
The firings confirmed by Google late Wednesday came a day after nine employees were arrested during sit-in protests at offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after the company called police.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The 28 firings come after nine employees were arrested Tuesday night following a sit-in at the company’s offices in Seattle, New York and Sunnyvale, California — including one at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office, according to the group that organized the demonstration, No Tech for Apartheid.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The firings come after 9 employees were suspended and then arrested in New York and California on Tuesday.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Luke Air Force Base may soon share a new indoor firing range with Glendale police officers.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Barrera’s firing took place in the context of a Hollywood where roles for Latinas are already vanishingly rare.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The Vida alum also opened up about her support from co-star Jenna Ortega, 21, who left the film a day after Barrera’s firing was announced.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Fitzgerald has pointed to the fact that his firing came hours before he was scheduled to meet with federal investigators over concerns the city had violated the Criminal Justice Information Systems Act.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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