penalize
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“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
He also wants to penalize land bankers by seizing unoccupied properties or capping how much they can sell their land for.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Yet when adults drop out of the workforce to have babies, or future workers, we penalize them by refusing to credit those years toward their own Social Security payments.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
If they violate their trade pacts, Washington could also further penalize them under well-established laws.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), List 3
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