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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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Share [Findings] The U.S. municipal bond market penalizes communities in proportion to the percentage of their population that is black but generally ignores their vulnerability to climate change.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Moreover, about two dozen states have laws that could penalize efforts to divest from Israel, though the statutes have been challenged on freedom-of-speech grounds.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Moreover, about two dozen states have laws that could penalize efforts to divest from Israel, though the statutes have been challenged on freedom-of-speech grounds.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 29 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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