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The Amazon price hikes on the older chips does puncture the argument laid out by some investors, like Michael Burry, that the company is not properly depreciating its microchip assets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

"When such charged droplets strike a coating, they discharge locally and can puncture the layer in specific spots like a small flash of lightning -- with consequences for the coating's durability."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

First, doctors make a small puncture in an artery, usually in the groin, and feed a catheter up into the patient’s heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Spider bites leave small puncture marks on the skin.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

She found the puncture with redness starting from it already.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

In the new study, researchers examined several kinds of depressions, punctures, holes, and grooves that appeared to have been left by teeth.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bites often leave punctures or furrows in bone, but disease, insects, weathering, and erosion can create similar features.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Another is radio-frequency microneedling, which combines tiny punctures with heat to reduce the appearance of lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

I have to do more blood work, or lumbar punctures, to rule out meningitis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The doctor ran tests, so many tests, so many punctures in the little girl’s arms, so many tubes hooked here and there.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

A powerful drive by Kane James punctured a hole in Bath's defence with Iosefa-Scott eventually able to pick and go for the prop's second try in two games.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Plus, on all foldables, that interior screen comes with trade-offs: The flexible panel has a soft polymer top layer that can be easily punctured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

A tenth consecutive winning week looked locked in prior to a series of quarterly updates on Wednesday that punctured a hole in the AI trade that has powered markets higher since the end of March.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Guidance came up short. … I think it punctured a lot of people’s belief that any company that might benefit from AI spending was effectively bulletproof,”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

His top hat lies in the straw beside him, punctured, as though he’d put a foot through it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

That’s a program I would support, in addition to puncturing the bubble.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The allegations against Cesar Chavez represent a definitive puncturing of the myth surrounding the civil rights icon and necessitate a comprehensive reckoning with how Latino communities elevated him despite warning signs of moral failings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

On that basis, Kevin Warsh has already scored by apparently puncturing a bubble in precious metals by virtue of his mere nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Fed.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

Our reviewer, Steven Poole, wrote that “the book proceeds like a convoluted murder mystery, introducing one suspect after another in what seems like an open-and-shut case, before puncturing the promising narrative with an inconvenient fact.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

It was slow work, puncturing the tank with a hammer and stake, then waiting for the fuel to drip out so the tank could be safely removed with a cutting torch.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover