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The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
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Even if President-elect Trump declines to enforce the ban, the law would still be on the books, and companies like Apple and Google could be penalized down the road for violations.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, the law was designed to penalize internet providers and companies with App stores like Apple and Google for continuing to make updates available, The New York Times reported, so the app would degrade over time and become unusable.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
If TikTok were to remain active in the country, the law would penalize Internet service providers for permitting access to the platform on a browser.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
Congress also needs to update outdated rules that trap SSI beneficiaries in poverty, penalize them for marrying, create barriers to work, and constrain their financial independence.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Instead, the law was designed to penalize internet providers and companies with App stores like Apple and Google for continuing to make updates available, The New York Times reported, so the app would degrade over time and become unusable.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
If TikTok were to remain active in the country, the law would penalize Internet service providers for permitting access to the platform on a browser.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
Congress also needs to update outdated rules that trap SSI beneficiaries in poverty, penalize them for marrying, create barriers to work, and constrain their financial independence.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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penalize
verb
pe·nal·ize
ˈpēn-ᵊl-ˌīz 
ˈpen-
ˈpen-
penalized; penalizing
1
: to give a penalty to
2
: to place at a disadvantage
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