as in sacked
to let go from office, service, or employment
the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy
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But the Panthers held him out of the end zone and sacked him once.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Williams had 136 passing yards and was only sacked once.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gausman had retired 17 straight Dodger batters until the seventh inning, when Smith yet again got the best of him, hitting a solo home run to break the stale mate.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Panera eventually retired the item, though not immediately (a legal expert posited to CNN that doing so promptly would have read as an admission of guilt, and in turn spur reputational damage).—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tewes was fired due to her struggle with cocaine addiction, which only became public after the actress was already getting sober, Grady shared.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Orgeron won a National Title with LSU, though the team eventually moved on to Brian Kelly, who was recently fired during his fourth season at the helm.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney content, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google’s YouTube TV overnight after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pink-slipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pink-slipped. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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