penalty
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Five states have firing squads, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Appeared in the January 23, 2026, print edition as 'How the PGA Tour Won Back a LIV Star With a Hefty Penalty'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“He was always organizing and always on the streets,” said Mike Farrell, the former actor and a Death Penalty Watch advocate.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
As the Death Penalty Information Center notes, “Although the United States is considered a death penalty country, executions are rare or non-existent in most of the nation.”
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
“Penalty! Penalty to Gryffindor! I’ve never seen such tactics!”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing penalty
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