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punitive measure





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The following Friday — a day before UW’s Pac-12 opener against Cal — tight-ends coach Derham Cato informed Culp he’d been removed from all of the Huskies’ pass plays as a punitive measure.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

He said the public arrest was a punitive measure.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

Some officials, however, have recommended easing travel restrictions, citing that the economically punitive measure cannot stop omicron once it’s there.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

"He’s remaining positive and upbeat, but it's a punitive measure," Kelly said.

From Fox News ● Oct. 29, 2021

She was holding to her chest a doll with yellow hair that looked as if it had been chopped, as a punitive measure, with a pair of dull scissors.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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