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This can puncture the batteries that cause them to short-circuit, overheat and potentially ignite surrounding materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The goal was not to convince readers of a new conspiracy theory, but to puncture the rigidity of any mindset that tells us only one reality is possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Orbital debris and micrometeorites are hazards because they can puncture the space data center, and a worst-case collision could destroy it and create even more space debris.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

He knew a little about treating puncture wounds from a first-aid course he’d taken at a summer camp in Bozeman.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

In the new study, researchers examined several kinds of depressions, punctures, holes, and grooves that appeared to have been left by teeth.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bites often leave punctures or furrows in bone, but disease, insects, weathering, and erosion can create similar features.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

But Sobel’s second point punctures some of the excitement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

I have to do more blood work, or lumbar punctures, to rule out meningitis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“If this horse keeps working, his coffin bone will rotate until it punctures his sole, and then you’ll lose him,” I say unequivocally.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

For Arendt’s grandfather Max, Mr. Meyer writes, Zionism punctured the belief that “one could be on an equal footing as a Jew, as a citizen, and as a German.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

A last-gasp defeat by England in Lens momentarily punctured that optimism, but the final group game against Russia presented Coleman's side with a chance to secure their place in the knockout stages.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“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

After eighteen sentences that mix wistful nostalgia with abstract philosophizing, the reverie is punctured by a stark revelation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

That’s a program I would support, in addition to puncturing the bubble.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Delery’s ruminations tend to be glum rather than puncturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

The 27-year-old from Las Vegas will be key to puncturing Seattle's formidable defense.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

A common practice was to have jockeys’ room valets open soda cans by puncturing the top with an ice pick, making it impossible to drink more than a few drops at a time.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand