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layoffs
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And this has come with sweeping, indiscriminate layoffs of nonpartisan public servants.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025 -
More layoffs were sure to come.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Sackings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sackings. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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