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The subterfuge made it harder for the U.S. to track the flow of oil and punish sanctions violators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Gavin Robinson said that removing Emma Little-Pengelly as deputy first minister would "punish everybody else"

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

He described Kozlowski and Jones as the "organisers" and said they had a "motive to punish" Samel due to the financial stake they had in the missing cigarettes.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nobody, though, escapes the Inquisition, and once a full show trial had begun, the only conceivable verdict was to find Galileo guilty of something and punish him as a warning to others.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

“The same rate hike that helps a CD also punishes anyone carrying a credit-card balance.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

To recap: Purcell punishes a plaintiff in voting cases for being too late to court.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Tencent’s shares have fallen around 30% so far this year as the market punishes Chinese internet names amid uncertainty around AI, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"It punishes the wrong people and ignores real avoidance," the report stated.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Any system that constricts teachers—holds them to small-bore metrics, punishes them for forces outside their control, discourages their creativity and spontaneity, chips away at their humanity—is a bad system.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The DUP leader Gavin Robinson told Good Morning Ulster: "When somebody breaks the law they should be punished for breaking the law."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Rhoad's fiancee Natalie Weirtz told the court by video call that the accused "must be punished so that no other family suffers the same pain."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bans on atmospheric testing, numerical limits on delivery systems, and the general understanding that first use will be severely condemned and punished have held off nuclear catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“If you never remember, you never grow old. Innocence keeps you ageless and blameless. People are rarely punished for deeds they cannot recall.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Rather than rebuild against lesser opposition following May's punishing defeat, Wardley gambled on an immediate rematch with one of the division's most destructive punchers.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

In recent weeks, professional money managers have grappled with a punishing bond selloff, rising fuel costs and a stock-market rally that is increasingly dependent on a handful of tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The primary culprit, this time around, was a punishing bond selloff powered by rising oil prices, ballooning deficits and resilient economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She says I’m putting a price on her contribution as a wife and mother and punishing her for not having a career.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Two hundred straw hats bobbed against the punishing sun, and not a bonnet among us.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck