unpunished
Britishadjective
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Every tweet is met with an infinite scroll of rejoinders; no observation she posits goes unpunished.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
"We will not let an act of such gravity go unpunished," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, adding he had called in Russia's envoy in Paris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
At her morning news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed that Gastelum’s slaying would not go unpunished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The nun recovered from her head injuries and the perpetrator was quickly detained, but victims and rights groups say most incidents, which are usually nonviolent, go unpunished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Even though the schoolteacher blamed Buddy, nobody had any proof, so Buddy went unpunished.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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