penalty
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Problem was, at exactly that point, Kubica pulled into the pits to retire, so Alonso could not give the place back - and he was given a drive-through penalty.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
This isn’t a special penalty, just the structure of the tax code, and it can lead to meaningfully higher costs at a time when cash flow is already tighter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
They had just gotten a first down on a Raiders penalty — 12 men on defense — and had inched across the 50.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The convictions were often based on acts that normally don’t carry the death penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Supreme Court ruled the death penalty for nonhomicides unconstitutional and international law strongly disfavors the practice.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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It's best to exclude penalties as refereeing decisions and defensive clumsiness give a false impression of how good teams actually are at attacking and defending, especially at this early stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the settlement announced Monday, Paramount agreed to concessions including new investments in domestic production and penalties if it doesn’t make good on certain promises, but avoided significant structural changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The settlement stops short of forcing Paramount CEO David Ellison to make significant structural changes, but includes penalties if it doesn’t make good on its promises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Both raised concerns about the 2024 version, telling state lawmakers that the universities could face criminal penalties, civil fines or the loss of federal contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Yet he need not have worried: Ron saved one, two, three, four,five penalties in a row.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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