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She claimed that Cornell failed to protect her or adequately punish the men, who have now become known as the Cornell Seven.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

She claimed that Cornell had failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved in the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Blacknell said prosecutors are trying to punish his client for a tragic accident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’s right that new laws aren’t needed to punish wrongdoing or negligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The question was, who would they punish, us or Mamá?

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

If the North punishes the POWs' families and word spreads, it "could provoke unrest among the families of other soldiers", he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

No sport punishes winning as ruthlessly as pro football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 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

Extreme fraternity and sorority pledging often hinges on a harsh power dynamic: Aspiring members must complete whatever tasks the recruitment leaders assign them—and are punished if they refuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the perpetrator "will be punished with the full severity of Polish law".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In its deliberations, several committee members said that the players and administration are new and should not be punished for the past actions of others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The record shows that people who were indentured servants were often treated harshly and could be severely punished for breaking the agreement.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

A September spike in Treasury yields, which were edging higher Tuesday after climbing at the long end to the highest levels in decades, has sent bond prices lower in a broad and punishing selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The dominant rushing attack that earned them four lopsided wins to start the season was more methodical than punishing, but Cleveland High still ground out a 24-18 nonleague victory Friday over host Crenshaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

We spoke to the Hollywood titan about his new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” his punishing approach to “disloyalists” and the deliberate rage he inherited from his civil-rights-activist mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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

Barely ten minutes would go by before they were faced with another series of rapids, which meant another punishing portage.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple