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puncture

[puhngk-cher] / ˈpʌŋk tʃər /






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Still, it does puncture the social media myth that this was a rebel’s wild stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Participants received doses of up to 70mg of zorevunersen through a lumbar puncture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Empirical facts have the power to puncture partisan echo chambers and other closed-off belief systems.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Frustration among young Americans who haven’t been able to buy their own homes needs to be tackled in a way that doesn’t puncture swollen housing equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

I take it in my hands, pull out the arrow, and hold the puncture in the crust to my nose, inhaling the fragrance that makes my mouth flood with saliva.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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