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After a prolonged legal battle between Elon Musk and U.S. regulators over his past purchase of Twitter shares, the technology CEO is getting off with little more than a slap on the wrist.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

If those words mean anything, the school will identify the students who disrupted the event and hand them more than a slap on the wrist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"In the end he got a slap on the wrist," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The most important federal antitrust suit in live music may have just ended with barely a slap on the wrist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Jaime gave him a listless slap on the back and pushed him out of his room.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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