punitive measures
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Polls throughout the Americas show that many are warming to hard-line security strategies and support more punitive measures for suspected criminals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Ramaphosa said it was regrettable that despite efforts to reset relations with the US, Trump continued "to apply punitive measures against South Africa based on misinformation and distortions about our country".
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Rosy sentiment was further boosted by a detente in the US-China trade war, with top leaders agreeing Thursday to walk back punitive measures that had disrupted international supply chains and manufacturing sectors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Some analysts believe the U.S. and China could de-escalate tensions before the punitive measures go into effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
But the repressive and punitive measures that the Chinese felt compelled to adopt raised a bitterer sentiment in the minds of the people than had previously existed.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
