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On Monday, the university disputed Jane Doe's allegation that it did not adequately investigate or punish the alleged perpetrators.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was all part of the NFL’s broader mission to punish celebrations that it believes cross a line, and this past week alone was a kegger for that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The league says play ball, but not without the authority to punish players that do not wish to play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

But while your brother’s lack of money management appears to have led your mother to make this gesture, it’s also important not to punish his children for the sins of their father.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

“She wants to punish him, not solve a problem. She wouldn’t let him go.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

“The same rate hike that helps a CD also punishes anyone carrying a credit-card balance.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

This punishes companies for using recycled metal already circulating through our domestic supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

To recap: Purcell punishes a plaintiff in voting cases for being too late to court.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Immigration attorneys have spoken out against the practice, saying it punishes people who are trying to comply with the rules and turns the justice system into a place of fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

At the happy ending of The Tempest, Prospero brings the king back together with his son, and finds Miranda’s true love, and punishes the bad duke, and frees Ariel, and becomes a duke himself again.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

Microsoft’s stock had been punished earlier this year, as AI fears loomed large over the software sector.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

When asked whether he feels the club has been punished enough, and if a suspension for him would be excessive, Eckert chooses his words carefully.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Not too long ago, Salesforce CRM -1.97%decrease; down pointing triangle and other corporate-software companies were getting punished by investors convinced that their expensive off-the-shelf products would soon be replaced with cheaper AI-concocted versions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Silver had to follow guidelines spelled out in the NBA collective bargaining agreement and could not unilaterally decide whether the Clippers would be punished and how severely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Tazviona’s mother led her off to be punished privately, and Aunt Chipo took Nhamo off to an empty storage hut.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

U.S. markets seem a bit off to many observers lately: Bonds are in the grips of a punishing selloff, driving yields to roughly two-decade highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I think when people talk about not wanting to criminalize homelessness, the policies there are really around not punishing people for not having a home, not wanting to arrest people for being on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

That begs the question of why they were performed, other than raw intimidation, deterring would-be whistleblowers, and punishing the disloyal.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

It’s about rewarding some mothers and punishing others.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

And that's because the double agent Cherkashin was running inside the highest ranks of the CIA was far more valuable to him than punishing a single renegade KGB colonel.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau