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penalize

[peen-l-ahyz, pen-] / ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn- /


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Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Only Charles Schwab won’t penalize traders for selling on the first day, but Schwab clients have to be pretty big players to get any shares.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

Fidelity Brokerage Services—one of the five brokers allocated retail shares of the IPO—will penalize investors who sell their SpaceX stock within 15 calendar days of the stock’s debut, according to the firm’s website External link.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“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

On January 15, 1872, they staged a nighttime march to voice their anger over laws they felt were designed to penalize a single class, namely the poor.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

Lockwood hears from parents who wonder if saving for college penalizes them when it comes to financial aid.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

AI rewards those with judgment, domain knowledge and machine output; it penalizes those in rigidly designed jobs, such as narrowly scripted clerical or call-center work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

Existing law already penalizes solicitation of a minor under 16 as a misdemeanor or felony on the first offense and as a felony on subsequent offenses.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

This penalizes players who enter the transfer portal and leave.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2024

It is less attractive because it penalizes both the short term and the long-term financial players.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

The fact the central bank is offering a backstop should make the run less likely, and shareholders are penalized, through the penalty rate, if it is used.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

And if wealthy foreigners stick around long enough, they’re penalized for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Community clinics that fail to comply would be penalized, with fines placed in a state-managed fund to be spent on clinic workforce programs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

On campus, students can get penalized for using it, depending on the school and the professor.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Marshall is penalized for having too many men on the field.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“Meta still has the most call optionality, where the market is penalizing them for the spend and not giving them credit for potential revenue from the spend,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche last year said he supports penalizing companies when prosecutors also can identify and charge people behind the wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The suit claims that about 100 schools are left without these additional resources, penalizing them with larger class sizes and fewer opportunities to meet with teachers, among other drawbacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2026

That means penalizing their “viewpoint”—a hostility toward C-sections—but it doesn’t raise First Amendment concerns.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2025

For example, there is neither good sense nor honesty in penalizing a corporation because some of its officials have done wrong.

From Morals in Trade and Commerce by Frank B. Anderson




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