plural sackings
: an act of dismissal from employment or an office
Days before the sacking, the trio drew up a list of candidate-heirs.—
Andrew Meier
Andrew MeierIs it any wonder that so many nanny jobs end in blowups and abrupt sackings?—Caitlin Flanagan
Caitlin Flanagan
plural sackings
: an act or action of plundering or vanquishing
the sacking of Rome
One society leader compared the sight to the sacking of Versailles.—Louisa Thomas
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Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Senate Democrats' appeal for the Homeland Security panel to hold a bipartisan hearing over the watchdog sackings was addressed to Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Pundits on the channel also called for the sacking of Carlos Clos Gomez, a former referee now head of VAR in Spain, and the departure of RFEF president Rafael Louzan.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Steve Cooper had been planning to bring in a left-sided central defender before his sacking, while Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending injury meant another winger was also seen as a priority.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Erie Meyer, the CFPB's former chief technologist who resigned on Feb. 7 before the sackings, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that her team worked on the expansion of chat bots and consumer finance, among other things.
—Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Senate Democrats' appeal for the Homeland Security panel to hold a bipartisan hearing over the watchdog sackings was addressed to Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Pundits on the channel also called for the sacking of Carlos Clos Gomez, a former referee now head of VAR in Spain, and the departure of RFEF president Rafael Louzan.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Steve Cooper had been planning to bring in a left-sided central defender before his sacking, while Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending injury meant another winger was also seen as a priority.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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: strong rough cloth from which sacks are made
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