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    punish

    US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

    ・

    UK /'pʌnɪʃ/

    A2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone suffer for doing something wrong
    I am going to punish you for disobeying me
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo treat something or someone roughly
    Don't punish the boxer too badly; he needs to fight tomorrow

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    • ways to punish you.

      ways to punish you.

    B1

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    • When you go north and south, you really punish the defenders; you make them really work.

      When you go north and south, you really punish the defenders; you make them really work.

    • When you go north and south, you really punish the defenders.

      When you go north and south, you really punish the defenders.

    A2

    Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall

    03:07Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall
    • Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking publicly today called this a barbaric act of terrorism and vows to punish the attackers.

      Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking publicly today called this a barbaric act of terrorism and vows to punish the attackers.

    • VOWS TO PUNISH THE ATTACKERS.

      VOWS TO PUNISH THE ATTACKERS.

    B2

    How to Tell If You Have Been Gaslit

    04:05How to Tell If You Have Been Gaslit
    • They may want to punish a bullying sibling or release themselves from a sense of intolerable vulnerability created by an incident of early abuse.

      They may want to punish a bullying sibling or release themselves from a sense of intolerable vulnerability created by an incident of early abuse.

    • They may want to punish a bullying sibling or release themselves from a sense of intolerable vulnerability created by an incident of early abuse.

      They may want to punish a bullying sibling or release themselves from a sense of intolerable vulnerability created by an incident of early abuse.

    B1

    South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists | REUTERS

    02:46South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists | REUTERS
    • Officials discussed deploying police to border regions and using aviation safety laws to punish activists, according to the Unification Ministry.

      Officials discussed deploying police to border regions and using aviation safety laws to punish activists, according to the Unification Ministry.

    • Officials discussed deploying police to border regions and using aviation safety laws to punish activists, according to the Unification Ministry.

      Officials discussed deploying police to border regions and using aviation safety laws to punish activists, according to the Unification Ministry.

    B1

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    • It's like, well, do we lighten up so that we don't look so bad in the international media, or do we try to punish them harder because now they're trying to make us look bad?

      It's like, well, do we lighten up so that we don't look so bad in the international media, or do we try to punish them harder because now they're trying to make us look bad?

    • Or do we try to punish them harder because now they're trying to make us look bad?

      Or do we try to punish them harder because now they're trying to make us look bad?

    B1

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    • So, if you think of a whip, like whoops, I don't know if I do that well, some people do it perfectly, or in some places when they want to punish you, they take a very thin stick and they hit you on the back, that action, to hit, is called to lash, to give lashes, and that hit is the lash.

      So, if you think of a whip, like whoops, I don't know if I do that well, some people do it perfectly, or in some places when they want to punish you, they take a very thin stick and they hit you on the back, that action, to hit, is called to lash, to give lashes, and that hit is the lash.

    • Or in some places, when they want to punish you, they take a very thin stick and they hit you on the back.

      Or in some places, when they want to punish you, they take a very thin stick and they hit you on the back.

    B1

    Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources

    13:13Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources
    • China is spending billions in order to be able to decrease its dependence on tech imports, thereby also reducing its vulnerability to sanctions put in place in part to punish aggression and deter future belligerence like, say, towards Taiwan.

      China is spending billions in order to be able to decrease its dependence on tech imports, thereby also reducing its vulnerability to sanctions put in place in part to punish aggression and deter future belligerence like, say, towards Taiwan.

    • China is spending billions in order to be able to decrease its dependence on tech imports, thereby also reducing its vulnerability to sanctions put in place, in part to punish aggression and deter future belligerence, like, say, towards Taiwan.

      China is spending billions in order to be able to decrease its dependence on tech imports, thereby also reducing its vulnerability to sanctions put in place, in part to punish aggression and deter future belligerence, like, say, towards Taiwan.

    B1

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    • Because you can punish a slave.

      Because you can punish a slave.

    • You own a slave, you can punish a slave.

      You own a slave, you can punish a slave.

    B1

    Why Economists Hate Trump's Tariff Plan | WSJ

    08:18Why Economists Hate Trump's Tariff Plan | WSJ
    • Those were really designed to punish China for its transgressions of international trade rules.

      Those were really designed to punish China for its transgressions of international trade rules.

    • Those were really designed to punish China for its transgressions of international trade rules.

      Those were really designed to punish China for its transgressions of international trade rules.

    B1