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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
This is a path that flies Orion to lunar space on a direct path back to Earth to avoid the need for any major firings of the spacecraft's engine after its translunar injection burn that will put it on a course for the moon.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
In these latest cuts, some of the other firings were in sales, recruiting, and Facebook, signaling that Zuckerberg is separating the chaff in non-AI related units beyond its flailing Metaverse division.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The firings of Gatewood and Whitfield prompted dismay from some key voices on the front lines of Chicago’s public safety battles.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
There still tends to be more patience on the hoops side as far as hair-trigger firings or Lane Kiffin-style departures.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
No doubt there were internal fireworks on a team that began 1-7 and ended with mass firings.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Dean took aim at both the firings and the subsequent rehiring push, calling the cycle inefficient and costly.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
In the lawsuit, the former agents said their firings run afoul of FBI policy, which stipulates that agents can only be removed for cause, such as poor performance on the job, abuse of leave, misconduct, national security concerns or an inability to perform their duties.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Boim lost her job in the first big wave of CDC firings — when about 1,000 people were suddenly let go last February.
—Jess Mador, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
In these latest cuts, some of the other firings were in sales, recruiting, and Facebook, signaling that Zuckerberg is separating the chaff in non-AI related units beyond its flailing Metaverse division.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The firings of Gatewood and Whitfield prompted dismay from some key voices on the front lines of Chicago’s public safety battles.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
There still tends to be more patience on the hoops side as far as hair-trigger firings or Lane Kiffin-style departures.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
No doubt there were internal fireworks on a team that began 1-7 and ended with mass firings.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Dean took aim at both the firings and the subsequent rehiring push, calling the cycle inefficient and costly.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
In the lawsuit, the former agents said their firings run afoul of FBI policy, which stipulates that agents can only be removed for cause, such as poor performance on the job, abuse of leave, misconduct, national security concerns or an inability to perform their duties.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Boim lost her job in the first big wave of CDC firings — when about 1,000 people were suddenly let go last February.
—Jess Mador, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firings
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This is not to say that Rødland has gone soft, exactly, though the show does include two tender shots of his own young children.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Isaiah Evans led Duke with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, hitting multiple crucial shots during the Blue Devils’ second-half surge.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet wastewater discharges from ships cause concerns among coastal communities, environmental advocates and scientists alike.—
Steve Adelstein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Chapter 7 discharges most unsecured debt within a few months; Chapter 13 restructures it into a three- to five-year repayment plan.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sperm whales communicate via bursts of clicks, called codas, and the researchers—part of a project called the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI—are hoping one day to decipher what the codas mean.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And Falkous, for all that his bursts of mad atonality hit the ear first, knows precisely where to hammer in every syllable for the maximum impact.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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After crushing Ukraine’s power grid during one of the worst winters in recent memory, Russian drone and missile barrages of civilian areas have continued unabated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sirens over Israel warned of barrages of incoming Iranian missiles and in the United Arab Emirates, two people were reported killed and three were wounded by falling shrapnel from a missile interception over Abu Dhabi on Thursday.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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