1
as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff
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2
as in winter
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one
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Recent Examples of layoff
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Chumbley says her revenue has tumbled 50% the past two years and her staff has shrunk from 14 employees to seven through layoffs or attrition.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
In 2022 and 2023, Meta laid off over 20,000 employees, including members of its integrity team.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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The newsroom went through a round of layoffs last month that saw such personalities as Jeff Glor, co-host of CBS Mornings on the weekend, exit part of Paramount’s trimming of 15% of its U.S. staff.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Chumbley says her revenue has tumbled 50% the past two years and her staff has shrunk from 14 employees to seven through layoffs or attrition.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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More:Flagstar Bank laying off 173 employees in Michigan Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
In 2022 and 2023, Meta laid off over 20,000 employees, including members of its integrity team.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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Come winter, conditions are expected to improve through January, but parts of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia will likely still experience some level of drought.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Here are the 10 best new things on the winter holidays menu at Disneyland.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Donations dwindle, while volunteers from the opposite side of the country stop coming or divert to another disaster.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Musk—who sued OpenAI in March—now alleges that OpenAI is attempting to eliminate its competitors by stopping its investors from funding rival AI firms.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 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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The fight for parking at the nearby trailheads was bananas—crowds rivaling Disney World during winter break.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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By the break, the Cardinal were doubling up the Bulldogs, 48-24.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Boeing said the strike is costing the company nearly a billion dollars a month and led the company to start one-week furlough for employees.Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
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Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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The mission: to seamlessly separate a $14 billion IT services giant from its parent company, transitioning thousands of employees and critical systems without a single moment of downtime.Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those drivers may make dozens of trips during a shift, of a variety of lengths, and have extended downtime that could be used to charge.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Layoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layoff. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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