punishing

Example Sentences

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Then the PLA Daily made this absolutely clear in an editorial, writing that this move showed the Communist Party's "zero tolerance" approach to "punishing corruption… no matter who it is or how high their position".

From BBC

Winter Storm Fern walloped more than 100 million Americans over the weekend, bringing snow, ice, and punishing winds.

From Barron's

Aimed at improving how allied troops cooperate in punishing High North conditions, the exercise will bring together some 25,000 soldiers from 14 alliance countries including the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

Those laws, which go far beyond punishing actual obstruction and interference, have largely been struck down by the courts as unconstitutional.

From Salon

Meanwhile, the EU is working on a trade deal with India, the world's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people, whose relations have soured with Washington due to punishing tariffs.

From Barron's