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The incident could also puncture the space stocks bubble, judging by how investors were reacting ahead of Friday’s opening bell.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

First, doctors make a small puncture in an artery, usually in the groin, and feed a catheter up into the patient’s heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

What about Alex Honnold — his candor is refreshing but he still seems eager to puncture Dean’s mystique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Participants received doses of up to 70mg of zorevunersen through a lumbar puncture.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026

She put three spoons of sugar in her coffee and, holding the spoon in the cup with her thumb so that the handle threatened to puncture her eyeball, she slurped a bit more.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

More forcefully, her story punctures the idea that wealth or social status can insulate us from humiliation and loss of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

But his parents said his "battles kept coming" with Kobi developing meningitis and each day bringing a new fear with blood transfusions, lumbar punctures and scans.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

Later, when Carolyn developed a sensitivity to a sedative used during her monthly lumbar punctures, her doctors switched to another medicine, and the company again denied payment, Austin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

The doctor ran tests, so many tests, so many punctures in the little girl’s arms, so many tubes hooked here and there.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

“Guidance came up short. … I think it punctured a lot of people’s belief that any company that might benefit from AI spending was effectively bulletproof,”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

The depreciation has punctured India's ambition to become the world's third-largest economy.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

In any event, the myth has been punctured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

"In one torpedo strike, American hard power has punctured India's carefully cultivated soft power," says Chellaney.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The guy at the gas station reported that the punctured bicycle tire was beyond repair.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

The allegations against Cesar Chavez represent a definitive puncturing of the myth surrounding the civil rights icon and necessitate a comprehensive reckoning with how Latino communities elevated him despite warning signs of moral failings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Burn, making his first appearance since breaking a rib and puncturing a lung, was even named man of the match after a colossal performance.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

The vessel was now surrounded on all sides by small islands of ice capable of puncturing the hull.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

Last week’s decisive break below the very round $100,000 level, puncturing a bear flag, could leave a lasting mark on sentiment.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

We dash from one end to the other, waving our arms like little kids, puncturing the silence with cheerful shouts.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama