firing order
Britishnoun
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Cook has asked the court to declare Trump's firing order "unlawful and void", and also named Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Board of Governors as defendants.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
The firing order comes after the North launched some 100 shells into the sea off its west coast around 10 p.m.
From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2022
The firing order also left Whitlock without his pension or health insurance.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020
The firing order, dated Sept. 16, was first reported by the Denver Post newspaper, which obtained the letter through an open records request.
From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2019
The function of the distributor is practically the same as that of an ignition timer, its purpose being to distribute the air to the cylinders of the engine only in the proper firing order.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
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