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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The Big 12 Conference is now enforcing a new rule enacted in the offseason that penalizes teams for objects being thrown on the field, and Texas Tech has been forced to institute the ban.—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Texas Tech’s football team was penalized twice for unsportsmanlike conduct because fans hurled tortillas during a 42-17 win over Kansas earlier this month.—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025 In addition to inflation, rising energy and shipping costs, artisan firms are also penalized by changing entertaining and dining habits.—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025 The Texans were penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness, and a few plays later, Seattle went up 14-0 on a 32-yard touchdown strike from Darnold to Cooper Kupp.—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for penalize
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