meted

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Cherifa, who is in her sixties, was one of about 10 Malian refugees who spoke to AFP from neighbouring Mauritania about the brutal violence meted out against civilians.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The suspended death sentences are the most severe punishment known to be meted out against disgraced generals under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, surpassing the life sentences previously announced for purged military commanders of similar rank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Her ninth child, Max, said his mother meted out discipline in her own way, through healthy competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Gabriel repeated the treatment meted out to Tottenham by heading Arsenal ahead from a corner at the far post in first-half stoppage time before the moment that shaped the rest of this gripping game.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart