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a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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Recent Examples of firings
The last of those engine firings is due to take place April 10, about five hours before the final push through Earth's atmosphere begins.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Many say these chiefs were doing exceptional work in the community to improve public safety, and believe their firings are a result of speaking out against the city manager.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The firings—we’ve had a lot of generals and admirals fired, including the head of the Army, during this conflict.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The ask comes a year into a Republican administration that has been defined by haphazard mass layoffs and firings of thousands of federal workers, including dozens who say they were targeted in acts of political retaliation or for not embracing the White House’s agenda.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
This was the statement from Bulls CEO Michael Reinsdorf about the firings.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Other Cabinet firings could also be on the horizon.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond the mass firings, the ranks of the department have been depleted by the departure of employees who could not stomach the new order; the resulting loss of expertise will take generations to rebuild.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Many say these chiefs were doing exceptional work in the community to improve public safety, and believe their firings are a result of speaking out against the city manager.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The firings—we’ve had a lot of generals and admirals fired, including the head of the Army, during this conflict.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
The ask comes a year into a Republican administration that has been defined by haphazard mass layoffs and firings of thousands of federal workers, including dozens who say they were targeted in acts of political retaliation or for not embracing the White House’s agenda.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
This was the statement from Bulls CEO Michael Reinsdorf about the firings.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Other Cabinet firings could also be on the horizon.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond the mass firings, the ranks of the department have been depleted by the departure of employees who could not stomach the new order; the resulting loss of expertise will take generations to rebuild.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings
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McIlroy followed his first-round 67 with a second-round 65 on Friday and stands 12-under 132 — six shots clear of the field.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Pioneers had a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal at one point, but the Wolverines flipped control of the proceedings and had the final five on net in the period.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The show is notoriously graphic, filled with blood, gore, and other bodily discharges.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the team found that particles inside the battery behave more like fast-moving objects, shifting positions repeatedly as the battery charges and discharges.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The American Beauty rose is a climbing rose that adds bursts of color to your fence.—
Claudia Guthrie,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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The north especially has been affected by what locals have described locals as nonstop barrages, especially since Hezbollah joined the war.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Russia has taken aim at Ukraine’s power grid, and overnight barrages hit energy infrastructure in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, Zelensky said.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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