punish
Example Sentences
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Software stocks have taken a beating, and now investors get a pause to assess the carnage and see whether some parts of the sector have been unfairly punished.
From MarketWatch
The Fed raised rates sharply and a punishing recession followed, punctuated by Nixon’s resignation over Watergate.
A spokesperson from the International Olympic Committee told the Press Association that Kenworthy would not be punished for the post.
From BBC
There are likely plenty of good software, legal, and financial stocks being unfairly punished for supposed AI disruption that will never come to fruition.
From Barron's
A punishing bitcoin selloff that has erased more than half of the pioneering crypto’s value saw a wild swing Thursday evening, with its price falling more than 5% at one point.
From MarketWatch
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