furloughing

present participle of furlough

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Verb
  • This statement comes after about 100 employees, including researchers, were fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s violence prevention division in August due to downsizing by HHS — less than two weeks after a shooting attacking the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For example, students in Australia led a successful initiative to improve air quality around their schools by having parents cut down on engine idling time.
    Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When a motivated consumer still feels unconvinced, the market is idling in the wrong gear.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The junior launched himself through a pile for a two-yard touchdown rush, trimming the deficit to 35-34.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • With revisions earlier this year mostly trimming prior readings, more downward revisions could be due.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understand the difference between roosts, feeds, and loafing spots.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Giants largely held Jayden Daniels in check, particularly after halftime, while sacking him 3 times.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Micah Parsons #1 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after sacking Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field on September 07, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Managers are increasingly opting to retrain their employees rather than axing them.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Coppola lamented the massive scope of the movie over and over before axing part of the crew.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That’s what was bumming him out.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
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