sanction
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When providers submit high bills, insurers often attempt to negotiate lower prices and can investigate and sanction providers suspected of fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The sanction was lifted in 2016 as part of the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal that took effect that year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Parsons added that "what happened was wrong" but the club "cannot accept a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The Commission was entitled to impose a sanction.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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