punitive measures
Example Sentences
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They are self-censoring and disengaging from campaign activism to avoid punitive measures.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Burgum didn’t address whether those punitive measures would be rolled back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The EU has finally agreed to remove the punitive measures it imposed in 2023.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Polls throughout the Americas show that many are warming to hard-line security strategies and support more punitive measures for suspected criminals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
But the repressive and punitive measures that the Chinese felt compelled to adopt raised a bitterer sentiment in the minds of the people than had previously existed.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
