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Recent Examples of heave-hoMost of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Later, when Sony Pictures chairman Peter Guber decided to hire former Warner Bros. executive Mark Canton to head Columbia Pictures in 1991, Price was given an abrupt heave-ho, though he was reportedly paid $10 million for the inconvenience.—Richard Natale, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025 Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came out to argue as well and was given the heave-ho.—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 Kindergarten family portraits with the artist’s name signed in crayon, a creative writing assignment, or any other piece that feels particularly sweet or impressive is worth hanging on to, but Rosenthal says the rest of those paper piles should get the heave-ho.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025 Cage doesn’t get a toe in the tide before he’s given the heave-ho by a pretentious group of quasi-spiritual surfers called the Bay Boys.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 Even activities meant to celebrate certain groups are getting the heave-ho.—Emily Peck, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Patel is also set to face questions on a host of other issues during his tenure at the FBI, including the firing of three senior agents who sued for reinstatement last week.
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Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
The senior finished with three sacks, 11 tackles, two quarterback hurries and one pass deflection to help lead Menlo to a 35-0 victory on the road over Branham.
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Darren Sabedra,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
With Burrow at quarterback, the dynamic wide receiver pairing of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and a defense led by last year’s sack leader Trey Hendrickson, the Bengals looked primed to make a deep playoff run.
This decision was made due to companywide downsizing, according to Joe Kave, vice president and general counsel.
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Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
In April, Hammacher Schlemmer laid off nearly a dozen employees, according to John Gagliardi, the company’s creative manager of 18 years, who was let go during the downsizing.
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