punitive
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“Being punitive in this environment is a scary thing, and unnecessary and unbecoming of a mayor who should be bringing people together.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The complaint seeks a permanent injunction, an award no less than for $15 million for actual damages and punitive damages.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Although the parties agreed Monday to dismiss the broader lawsuit, Lively is still seeking attorneys’ fees, punitive damages and other financial penalties stemming from Baldoni’s failed $400-million defamation countersuit against her, which U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
By targeting Iran instead of all pistachio exporting countries, it shows the policy was mainly punitive, rather than intentionally protectionist.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
She was holding to her chest a doll with yellow hair that looked as if it had been chopped, as a punitive measure, with a pair of dull scissors.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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