penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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Alphabet has been kept in the penalty box, its valuation now at a significant discount to the broad market, as investors fear what AI might do to its core profit stream from search.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Leo Messi is in the penalty box, and all the country is watching you.
—Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The Stars later tied the score, and in a cruel twist, Scheifele was sitting in the penalty box when Thomas Harley scored the OT winner on the power play.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Domi was penalized for the hit but did not serve any time in the penalty box, as the game was over.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Leo Messi is in the penalty box, and all the country is watching you.
—Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
The Stars later tied the score, and in a cruel twist, Scheifele was sitting in the penalty box when Thomas Harley scored the OT winner on the power play.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Domi was penalized for the hit but did not serve any time in the penalty box, as the game was over.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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