penalty
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The government also proposed that drivers caught fly-tipping could be given penalty points on their licence and the EA could gain police-style powers to search premises without a warrant and arrest those suspected of fly-tipping.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
UMA imposes a financial penalty on those who vote with the minority, a rule it says is aimed at pushing voters toward the correct outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
What happened next inspired Graham – how Southgate, "who missed that penalty… broke the World Cup penalty curse".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A minute into the second half, from close to the French posts, Harrison opt to kick a penalty to push the visitors' advantage out to beyond three scores.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
This penalty of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious case of his.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing penalty
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