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Lockwood hears from parents who wonder if saving for college penalizes them when it comes to financial aid.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

It penalizes exporters that lack the technological and financial capacity to decarbonize at the pace required by the Europeans.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is we want more employment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Existing law already penalizes solicitation of a minor under 16 as a misdemeanor or felony on the first offense and as a felony on subsequent offenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

This method of rating light-sources penalizes those radiating considerable energy which does not produce the sensation of light or which at best is of wave-lengths that are inefficient in this respect.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew