penalized

Example Sentences

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Several companies have said drivers aren’t penalized for delivery times exceeding 10 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Andretti was penalized for missing the drivers’ meeting, however, and sent from the No. 9 starting position to the rear of the field.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As the court found, these grants were penalized not because of what they said but because of when they were awarded.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

The risk for the technology companies is that future juries choose to treat social-media addiction in the same way as tobacco companies were penalized in lawsuits over the harms of smoking.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

If they failed to meet expectations, everyone in his class was penalized.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden