punch

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“Middlebrow” dates to the 1920s, first used by the British humor magazine Punch.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Punch line or not, if that was what was in store for me, I had a feeling I would love joining a book club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

When Henry Paulson was Goldman’s leader, for example, Mr. Blankfein and his wife Laura were served Hawaiian Punch with dinner at his house, since the Paulsons, as Christian Scientists, shunned alcohol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"Punch spends most of the day peacefully," the zoo added.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

In the mid-1950s the center bought its first IBM computers—an IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch, then an IBM 650.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly