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“If it had been six months earlier, they would have given us a slap on the hand,” he said.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"He does what he wants and sometimes gets a slap on the wrist, so why would he change?"

From BBC • May 18, 2026

After a prolonged legal battle between Elon Musk and U.S. regulators over his past purchase of Twitter shares, the technology CEO is getting off with little more than a slap on the wrist.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The most important federal antitrust suit in live music may have just ended with barely a slap on the wrist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He gave Dodger a slap on the backside, and Akira watched her best friend run away into the woods.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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