bum's rush

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Recent Examples of bum's rush Mattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too. Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
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Noun
  • The veteran host has been candid about his firing, citing his opposition to casting political figures like Sean Spicer.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While the full scope of the firings wasn’t clear, some of the departments affected included the agency’s Office of Communications and the Center for Mental Health Services, where dozens were let go from multiple areas, according to one of the employees.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pair it with tights, knee-high boots, and a denim jacket for an effortlessly put together look.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • A bit further from the wreckage was a leather purse, jacket and a small pair of brown heeled boots that laid neatly next to a broken and bloody plastic chair.
    Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The unit is on pace for 20 sacks this season.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • With 39 seconds left and the ball on the Chargers’ 41-yard line, the Dolphins’ defensive front swarmed Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert for what looked like a sack.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chun viewed the pink slip as an opening.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of last year, the company had 18,600 employees, but that was before a significant number of pink slips were given this year and Skydance Media was integrated.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

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