penalty
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When referee Farai Hallam was sent to the pitchside monitor for a VAR review for a shirt pull by Nobel Mendy on Kai Havertz, surely everyone inside the Emirates was expecting a penalty.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
A poll conducted in August by the Pew Research Center found that about two-thirds of voters nationally favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Off a penalty advantage, Ashman blasted through Sititi to score.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The irony would not be lost on Liverpool fans, who were denied a VAR penalty for a shirt pull last weekend when Arsenal's Jurrien Timber tugged back Alexander Isak.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The defense attorney had objected to the harsh penalty for a twelve-year-old’s first offense and requested a stay, which is the legal term for stalling.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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They join Mercedes driver George Russell in having penalties for using too many engine parts.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Tuipulotu was sin-binned on 50 minutes after a succession of penalties went against the Scots and they were unable to wrestle back momentum from there.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The PGA Tour had opened a window in January for recent major champions, such as Rahm, to return if they accepted certain financial penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Police and Fire Departments, and increase the penalties for campaign finance violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
So far, Suzanne Braden reports, poaching has been nearly eliminated—thanks to extreme penalties that can include up to ten years behind bars.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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