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Explanation:
The passage is about ‘firing’ employees. A dismissal (option 1) may or may not equivalent to a permanent one. Punishing and admonishing (scolding) again are not same as firing people. This eliminates options 1, 2 and 4. The word therefore is ‘firing’. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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