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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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Biden administration lawyers argued that Idaho’s narrow definition has left doctors in fear that they will be penalized — and face two to five years in prison — for performing abortions that state prosecutors could later argue were not necessary to save a patient.
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 24 Apr. 2024
Lower courts have also rejected challenges to more general DEI programs that address pipeline issues, such as those that set diversity goals or modify eligibility criteria that disproportionately penalize historically disadvantaged groups.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 24 Apr. 2024
Lower courts have also rejected challenges to more general DEI programs that address pipeline issues, such as those that set diversity goals or modify eligibility criteria that disproportionately penalize historically disadvantaged groups.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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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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