sanction

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I added in the guideline that we shouldn’t sanction an editor just because they start overusing some words or speaking in what’s “seen” as an A.I.-like tone.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Bonar told me that she was not challenging the sanction but declined to comment on it further.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But by avoiding a sporting sanction such as a points deduction, has the league failed to properly punish one of English football's most serious cheating scandals?

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It is common practice for names to be removed from official sanction documents or commission judgments.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“I swallow my own tears,” he said, “and give my sanction to the Allied proposal.”

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac