penalty
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To avoid such a penalty, the money must be assigned to pay for certain things, such as higher education, buying or building a first home, or for personal emergency expenses.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
And we all can picture Brandi Chastain ripping off her top in her iconic celebration after scoring the game-winning penalty kick in the 1999 Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026
He has taken Argentina's opening penalty in nine shootouts, converting seven, with his only misses coming against Chile in the 2016 Copa America final and Ecuador in the 2024 Copa América quarter-final.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
Replacing Messi as Argentina's designated penalty taker is far easier in theory than in practice.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
I went to our table, looking straight before me, and immediately paid the penalty of gaucherie by knocking over the vase of stiff anemones as I unfolded my napkin.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing penalty
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