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Recent Examples of bum's rushMattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too.—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.
One scene showed a door swinging open as the camera lingers on a pair of boots belonging to Jones herself.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
The stylish Keaton — known for her trousers, turtlenecks, boots, big belts and bigger hats — also was a committed preservationist whose writing and photography led to memoirs and photo books about California architecture.
Cook wasn't the only one who received a pink slip from the White House in recent days.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Despite a deadly attack on the CDC campus less than two weeks ago, about 100 employees who worked in violence prevention are among those receiving pink slips.
Yet those football sackings ate up 28 per cent of their wage bill savings, and came at a time when the club is still incurring the costs of its sizeable downsizing.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.
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