puncture
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The incident could also puncture the space stocks bubble, judging by how investors were reacting ahead of Friday’s opening bell.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Research published in Advanced Science found that this stretching method is more effective than earlier designs that attempted to puncture viruses.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Still, it does puncture the social media myth that this was a rebel’s wild stunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
But first, Atlantis Hospital referred the toddler to Euracare for pre-flight investigations, including an MRI and a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
It's unlikely it would puncture EVA suit material, but I'm not taking any chances.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
More forcefully, her story punctures the idea that wealth or social status can insulate us from humiliation and loss of agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
"Everybody punctures and everybody crashes, it's whoever has good legs and survives it really," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Later, when Carolyn developed a sensitivity to a sedative used during her monthly lumbar punctures, her doctors switched to another medicine, and the company again denied payment, Austin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
A barrier that punctures tires stands near the stop sign.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
“Guidance came up short. … I think it punctured a lot of people’s belief that any company that might benefit from AI spending was effectively bulletproof,”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
A tenth consecutive winning week looked locked in prior to a series of quarterly updates on Wednesday that punctured a hole in the AI trade that has powered markets higher since the end of March.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
During the Palisades fire in January 2025, a drone punctured a hole in the the wing of a Super Scooper plane.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Reagan suffered a punctured lung in the shooting, but survived.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
I thought maybe he had cramps from all the laughing, but I wasn’t sure he hadn’t punctured a lung, and I was trembling as I bent down to check him out.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
That’s a program I would support, in addition to puncturing the bubble.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Burn, making his first appearance since breaking a rib and puncturing a lung, was even named man of the match after a colossal performance.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Last week’s decisive break below the very round $100,000 level, puncturing a bear flag, could leave a lasting mark on sentiment.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
He was resented for puncturing euphemisms of communal self-regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Tiny is awfully talented at puncturing the love bubble I felt for him.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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