punish
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China jolted the world with its willingness to use its extensive control of the rare-earth supply chain to extract concessions from the U.S. and punish countries such as Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Our legal system seems well prepared to scrutinize and punish their acts of self-preservation instead of examining the circumstances that made those acts necessary.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"It was about getting through that tough period rather than looking to punish bad bowling or really try to get on top of the bowlers. Once I got through that I was more fluid."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
“We won’t get it back. And they’ll look hard at us, Maggie. You know they will. And maybe punish us for taking what wasn’t ours to take.”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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