Example Sentences

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“It was a true major championship setup in terms of how difficult it was, how penalizing it was,” Rai said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

In California, Attorney General Rob Bonta unveiled the first settlement for violating the new law, penalizing Aspen Dental Management, which is backed by asset managers Leonard Green & Partners and Ares Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The suit claims that about 100 schools are left without these additional resources, penalizing them with larger class sizes and fewer opportunities to meet with teachers, among other drawbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

That means penalizing their “viewpoint”—a hostility toward C-sections—but it doesn’t raise First Amendment concerns.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

In Tennessee there is a special statute penalizing combinations to raise the price of coal, a statute with good old precedents in early English legislation.

From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup