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puncture

[puhngk-cher] / ˈpʌŋk tʃər /






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The incident could also puncture the space stocks bubble, judging by how investors were reacting ahead of Friday’s opening bell.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Research published in Advanced Science found that this stretching method is more effective than earlier designs that attempted to puncture viruses.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Still, it does puncture the social media myth that this was a rebel’s wild stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A little more than a year ago Shiffrin was recovering from a surgery to repair a puncture in her abdomen after a crash in Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

They never even had guts enough to puncture it, to jab a hole in it.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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