as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Zoom in: These moves, while punitive, are temporary and a new president can easily reverse them.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025 -
And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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The rough isn't penal, so driver is not necessarily a key this week.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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On July 8, 1936, Cowell arrived at San Quentin, the largest prison in a state penal system that ranked high among the country’s worst.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Jan. 2025
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The 1,4-dioxane also has infiltrated the western portion of Seminole County’s public water system, although county leaders to date have been mostly mute about the dangers and the need for corrective action.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sonya Massey case:DOJ and Illinois sheriff agree to policing upgrades after 2024 killing City of Hanceville vows to 'implement necessary corrective actions' Crocker added that Hanceville officials, including Sawyer and the city council, have pledged their full cooperation in the investigation.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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