punch in
verb
punched in; punching in; punches in
: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock
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Rollins countered Breakker’s punches in the corner with a buckle bomb, and then, Breakker ricocheted into a vicious clothesline to take both men down.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The Ducks got punched in the beak Friday.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
London — The United Kingdom's governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservative Party, which together have dominated British politics and seated every prime minister for more than 100 years, both took a gut punch in a major round of local elections on Thursday.
—Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
In another post-whistle scrum, he got punched in the face by Parker Kelly, spending a couple of shifts after that getting in the ear of referee Graham Skilliter.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 7 May 2026
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The Ducks got punched in the beak Friday.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
London — The United Kingdom's governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservative Party, which together have dominated British politics and seated every prime minister for more than 100 years, both took a gut punch in a major round of local elections on Thursday.
—Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
In another post-whistle scrum, he got punched in the face by Parker Kelly, spending a couple of shifts after that getting in the ear of referee Graham Skilliter.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 7 May 2026
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