dismission

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Noun
  • The dismissal came weeks before the defendant was set to go to trial.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
  • In some ways, even that unceremonious dismissal is an acknowledgement that managers do matter.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Birds exhibit sneeze-like respiratory expulsions as well, and even some reptiles do, too.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • In the 1930s, Mexican American citizens were deported from the United States as part of a program that led to the expulsion of about 1 million Mexicans.
    Daisy Hernández, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Cohutta Police Department vehicles CBS News Atlanta Town attorney Bryan Rayburn later told the council the firings did not follow the town charter, which requires 30 days' notice before employees can be suspended or removed.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • According to the team, the firing shook the control hut as a long stream of flame burst from the copper engine.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The department found that the discharges can have harmful impacts on marine life, the loss of underwater grasses, topography changes and disruptions to habitats.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Potential measures include design modifications informed by microclimate modeling, greenbelts or parks to buffer heat discharge, and city-level permitting requirements that account for local heat impact, according to the press release.
    Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
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“Dismission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismission. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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