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One investigator told Banyuetan that authorities lack legal grounds to probe or penalize people who merely publish officials’ résumés on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Only Charles Schwab won’t penalize traders for selling on the first day, but Schwab clients have to be pretty big players to get any shares.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Fidelity Brokerage Services—one of the five brokers allocated retail shares of the IPO—will penalize investors who sell their SpaceX stock within 15 calendar days of the stock’s debut, according to the firm’s website External link.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

They recently ratcheted up a revenue-based business-and-occupation tax that penalizes growth and profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Lockwood hears from parents who wonder if saving for college penalizes them when it comes to financial aid.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

It’s similar to California’s Advanced Clean Cars program, which doesn’t require consumers to buy electric vehicles, but penalizes manufacturers if they don’t phase out sales of gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks by 2035.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

According to the New York Times, the company “routinely refuses to accept doctors’ notes, penalizes workers who need to take care of a sick family member and otherwise punishes employees for lawful absences.”

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2024

Artificial interference with a more exact adjustment of wages to ability therefore penalizes the better workmen and subsidizes the worse ones.

From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe

And if wealthy foreigners stick around long enough, they’re penalized for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

An Australian court penalized that company for false advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Community clinics that fail to comply would be penalized, with fines placed in a state-managed fund to be spent on clinic workforce programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

China’s market has lagged and Beijing recently penalized brokers that let mainland investors buy stocks abroad.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Marshall is penalized for having too many men on the field.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“Meta still has the most call optionality, where the market is penalizing them for the spend and not giving them credit for potential revenue from the spend,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

A few states, such as Texas, bar insurers from penalizing customers for zero-payment claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The Justice Department has its own process for investigating and penalizing its lawyers accused of violating ethics, but that is not a substitute for state bar investigations and punishments.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

The suit claims that about 100 schools are left without these additional resources, penalizing them with larger class sizes and fewer opportunities to meet with teachers, among other drawbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

For example, there is neither good sense nor honesty in penalizing a corporation because some of its officials have done wrong.

From Morals in Trade and Commerce by Frank B. Anderson