penalties

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He ordered Aspen Dental to pay $2.3 million in penalties and restitution while also imposing new conditions to ensure the company doesn’t exert undue control over dental care at the practices it supports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

California and Oregon have begun enforcing new state laws restricting corporate healthcare investors, leading to penalties and scrapped deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Darren England, the VAR for the Arsenal game, spent two minutes 41 seconds poring over every angle of the footage, checking the possible foul, and potential penalties.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

That came after City were left aggrieved following the previous year's loss to Manchester United, believing they should have been awarded two penalties in the game.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I cracked up a few times and got hit with score penalties for it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline