penalties
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The 46-year-old took charge of City for the first time in Saturday's friendly defeat on penalties by Inter Milan in Hong Kong.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
By 2000, it had paid $1.7 billion in fines, penalties and restitution, which the Justice Department called “by far the largest recovery ever reached by the government in a healthcare fraud investigation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
If institutions or researchers fail to report the risk of catastrophic harm from an experiment, the government can impose financial penalties or prevent future federal funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
If you’re delaying Medicare because you are covered under an employer’s group health plan, be sure to enroll during your Special Enrollment Period after your employment or employer coverage ends to avoid late-enrollment penalties.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jesse and Eric both got promotions at work, and Jesse e-mailed me a new spreadsheet showing he’d need about $3,000—deposits for a new place, penalties to get out of the old, another truck, etc.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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