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Early the following year, in 1866, the military kicked out any freedpeople who refused to make contracts to rent or work the land.—
Scott Spillman,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Vonn, the three-time Olympic medalist returning to the sport at age 40 with hopes of qualifying for the 2026 Games, had her second straight DNF, after a fall last week in Italy, when she was kicked out of position around a turn and skied out with seven gates to go.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Like many wildland firefighters, Leo was a seasonal employee, so he was laid off at the end of the 2024 fire season.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The second month rolled around, and my roommate didn’t have her share of the rent and claimed to have been laid off.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ohio State in November simply wilted under the pressure of beating their archrival and, as the cliché says, the records can be thrown out when OSU and Michigan go up against each other.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bradshaw, the game’s MVP, completes 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards. 1990 — John McEnroe becomes the first player thrown out of the Australian Open.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Boohoo has once again thwarted Mike Ashley’s bid to unseat its co-founder and executive vice chairman, Mahmud Kamani, from the board.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Leadership Contest Challenges , likely Freeland or Carney, faces the prospect of a no-confidence vote, with opposition parties united in their determination to unseat the Liberal government.—
Amir Daftari,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Chuck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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