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Just a couple of miles into this leg, Bushby's handcart, which he uses to carry essential supplies, sustains a puncture.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Amazon price hikes on the older chips does puncture the argument laid out by some investors, like Michael Burry, that the company is not properly depreciating its microchip assets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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 grease leaked from the packaging, and the aroma of the Cheeze Whiz and grilled onions rose from a puncture in the aluminum foil.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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

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

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

Yemen relapsed into war in July after years of relative calm punctured by sporadic violence and deepening poverty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Gilles Villeneuve's left rear wheel is barely hanging on to his Ferrari after he spun out of the lead in 1979 because of a punctured tyre.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Time had punctured the roof with 20 holes and whenever it rained, Baker would run around placing buckets under them and emptying them when they were full, like a game of Whac-A-Mole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The move punctured Wachtell’s invulnerable image, and it cuts to the debate roiling the legal industry about what law firms will look like in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Callaway sighed, like he was a tire someone had just punctured, and turned to face us.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Sound too hawkish, and he risks puncturing the recent stock-market rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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

It was slow work, puncturing the tank with a hammer and stake, then waiting for the fuel to drip out so the tank could be safely removed with a cutting torch.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover