as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Trump also has penalized Perkins Coie, a firm that worked for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016 and was involved in political opposition research on Trump.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
For example, a credit-scoring model might penalize certain ZIP codes because the training data was unbalanced.
—Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This would be one example of how benefits can be reduced, and penalizing people for working in the process.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Four Formula One teams - Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, and Aston Martin, were penalized by the FIA for late arrival in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend due to logistical challenges, forcing teams to break the revised curfew.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
For example, a credit-scoring model might penalize certain ZIP codes because the training data was unbalanced.
—Murugan Lakshmanan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This would be one example of how benefits can be reduced, and penalizing people for working in the process.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Four Formula One teams - Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, and Aston Martin, were penalized by the FIA for late arrival in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend due to logistical challenges, forcing teams to break the revised curfew.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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