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That could further reward companies already monetizing the historic capital expenditures necessitated by the AI build-out and punish those still burning cash on promises, according to market analysts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

Britain and the EU -- which London left in 2020 -- have been at the forefront of trying to punish Moscow with sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I don’t think we punish anybody who hasn’t watched the old show,” says Bowie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Those better players will punish us if we keep doing the same things, and it will also be harder to recover from those mistakes.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Not to punish him, but because I can barely breathe.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

"It punishes the wrong people and ignores real avoidance," the report stated.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Depriving prisoners of communication with the outside world also punishes their families.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

“It reflects a legitimate and important state interest in protecting people from harassment and threats. But at the same time, this bill punishes the publication of information.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

But in a society that consistently punishes good people, simply trying to make the songs real is worthy.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026

At the happy ending of The Tempest, Prospero brings the king back together with his son, and finds Miranda’s true love, and punishes the bad duke, and frees Ariel, and becomes a duke himself again.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

My understanding is that you must commit a crime in order to be punished, right?

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Buoyed by victories over France and Italy, the All Blacks punished a litany of first-half Irish errors as Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan and Asafo Aumua all crossed to secure the bonus point.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But the coincidence lingers: a man punished for insisting on honest numbers, spending his final year unable to speak in public, his illness advancing in the silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

During a visit to the scene, Damascus Governor Maher Marwan Idlibi said those responsible for the bloodshed would be punished.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

And Jeff, who stayed where he was in row two but moved his seat only another few inches back, didn’t seem worried about getting punished, either, as Joeyhad warned he might.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Underneath the quiet sits a live wire: the “Magnificent Seven,” nearly left for dead after a punishing first half of 2026, but quietly coming back to life in the past two weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

Macklem said there were indications that was happening, pointing to aluminum, a key Canadian sector facing punishing Trump tariffs, where businesses are "finding new customers in Europe."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“At the end of the day, they end up just punishing people who are either fast test takers or know the material.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Players are grumbly, about prize money and the length of the season, and the punishing heat in the early European summer has only raised their agitation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Frantically, he tried to be nice to Lucia, but the family were punishing him.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith