as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
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as in to excess
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as in to bum
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Recent Examples of furlough
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2024
Stellantis workers making the famous Italian vehicle Fiat are struggling to pay the bills after spending a year on lower-paying furlough, a union official has warned, in a stark reminder of the human cost of Europe’s EV slowdown.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The company reportedly plans to furloughs around 700 workers for 21 days.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2024
Stellantis workers making the famous Italian vehicle Fiat are struggling to pay the bills after spending a year on lower-paying furlough, a union official has warned, in a stark reminder of the human cost of Europe’s EV slowdown.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
This story has been changed to note that in August, many Fermilab employees were furloughed for 5 days, not four.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furlough
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The hearing officer agreed but despite his dismissal of the summons, the sheriff’s office opted to keep the closure order in place for one year.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Expect the Clippers to shed further light on Shelton’s dismissal.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Over the past few months, my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
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Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening.Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2023
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Sorry to bum you out, but that’s not gonna happen anymore.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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If you’re bummed that Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is over, don’t worry.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: These firings look justified, Domenique Camacho Moran, an employment attorney tells Axios.Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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In November 2022, Meta laid off 11,000 employees, including many trust and safety employees.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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As a part of a broader restructuring, the academy laid off 16 staff members from its archive and library last week.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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In a separate note to clients last week, analysts with Nomura Holdings financial group said layoffs stemming from the Boeing strike may also complicate the jobs picture in upcoming data.Rob Wile, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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More than a third (37%) of managers, directors, and executives reportedly believe their company issued layoffs in the past year because fewer employees quit from the RTO mandate than expected, according to a survey from BambooHR.Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Cargo freighters and cruise ships, for instance, are often unable to connect to a port's electrical grid and must instead idle, relying on their onboard generators powered by massive diesel engines, which can lead to significant emissions and pollution.Leah Carroll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The union and company remain at an impasse, and airplane production at factories in the Seattle area and other locations has been idled, depriving Boeing of cash.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Furlough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furlough. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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