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It has become normal for pupils to start at 8am and finish as late as 6pm, but the days are punctuated by hours-long gaps because of bad planning and staff shortages.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
She wrote mostly short poems in compressed language, punctuated strangely or not at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was punctuated by an automatic voice saying the caller was a prisoner, which is usual practice for calls from Iranian prisons.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
After Grant’s 60-yard score to Rattler put the Cougars up 12-6, Cleveland drove 80 yards in 12 plays, keyed by three completions by quarterback Domenik Fuentes and punctuated by Joseph Hurtado’s one-yard touchdown run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
It is in perpetual movement, punctuated with the bursts of flame from the nozzles of the batteries.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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