1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
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found a flaw in the gun's firing
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Again, are the most recent firings in the W reflecting a larger cultural trend for women in coaching?
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Allison Smith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Many of those firings have prompted lawsuits parallel to Dellinger’s that challenge the legality of Trump bypassing language in statutes, including provisions that protect employees at independent agencies from politicized or arbitrary firings.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Mar. 2025
The Agriculture Department's firing of probationary employees are part of multibillionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's mass firings and their reinstatement is the latest legal blow to those efforts.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Allison Smith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Many of those firings have prompted lawsuits parallel to Dellinger’s that challenge the legality of Trump bypassing language in statutes, including provisions that protect employees at independent agencies from politicized or arbitrary firings.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Mar. 2025
The Agriculture Department's firing of probationary employees are part of multibillionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's mass firings and their reinstatement is the latest legal blow to those efforts.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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