penalized

Example Sentences

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“Voters must stake UMA tokens to participate, and incorrect votes are penalized through slashing, creating strong financial disincentives to vote against a verifiable outcome regardless of any external position a participant may hold.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

"The GLP-1 users were socially penalized not just compared to someone who lost weight through diet and exercise," Standen said.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

It should not escape notice that nobody penalized Taylor Swift or Lily Allen for publicizing their breakups.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

In February, in one of the SEC’s only actions to date against a private-fund manager under Chairman Atkins, the agency penalized a private-credit manager over valuation practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Opponents, meanwhile, worry that certain students will be unfairly penalized if they don’t happen to test well, and that teachers may concentrate on the test topics at the exclusion of more important lessons.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt