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These screens in stasis, not airing programs but not broken, punctuate black history with a question mark, leaving us to wonder what its next chapter will be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But against the powerful Thunder, Reaves didn’t get a chance to punctuate his comeback night with any emphatic celebration.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The earnings punctuate one of the more impressive advances for the market since the Covid pandemic.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Throughout the series, friendship bracelets are traded, strangers become fast friends, crew members form family bonds, and surprise guests punctuate intimate backstage moments.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

“Of course I punctuate my text messages, I did A-level English,” one young man explained, with a look of scorn.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

The development punctuates a series of disclosures of incidents in which advanced AI models escaped from testing environments and behaved in unforeseen ways, raising questions about companies’ abilities to constrain their increasingly capable creations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

That Garbus shuffles late-night bits into the action punctuates the blur of corporate interests and celebrity that the Murdochs represent.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

This geographical footprint is important to him as he punctuates this chapter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

An unexpected board drama at Denmark’s Novo Nordisk punctuates an already tumultuous year in which the maker of the blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy plans to slash 9,000 workers globally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

“Man, I love this guy,” says Dylan, and he punctuates it with a squeeze.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead, the humid silence is punctuated by the diesel generators, the occasional Bluetooth speaker or the tinny buzzing of a cell phone squeezing out reggaeton, reparto or US pop.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The conflict in the region has been ongoing since the end of February, punctuated by a faltering ceasefire which was meant to lead to a deal to end the war.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The landscape—at least what she could see of it—was rocky black plains, punctuated by jagged mountains and fiery chasms.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“Show me the criticism of raw milk if it’s safe,” he told me, one hand on the wheel, the other punctuating his points in the air.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

“You the same build as your mum” another person wrote back, punctuating the comment with a sweating smiley face emoji.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Jabs were scarce; instead, the fight descended into clinches from Clarke and heavy leaning from TKV, with lunging, telegraphed punches punctuating the action.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

“I. Don’t. Care,” he said, poking her in the upper chest, punctuating each word.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner