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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are being fired" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe the ongoing action of someone losing their job, often in a passive construction.
Example: "Due to the company's financial struggles, several employees are being fired this week."
Alternatives: "are being dismissed" or "are being let go".
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Police officers are being fired.
Public employees are being fired.
And that you are being fired.
COMPANY bosses are being fired in record numbers nowadays.
You know, these people are being fired at every day.
Network-news chiefs and top reporters are being fired.
"Bullets are being fired," declared one arts administrator.
Companies are folding, people are being fired, and shops are closing.
The barricades are manned, and the first shots are being fired across the class divide.
Six of the Secret Service employees have resigned or are being fired.
The scene is calm; no shots are being fired, and nobody is running.
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