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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are punishing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing action where someone or something is inflicting punishment or hardship.
Example: "The strict rules in the school are punishing students for minor infractions."
Alternatives: "are penalizing" or "are disciplining".
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Financial markets are punishing corrupt companies.
So now the people are punishing them.
Our cultural representations of them are punishing.
For some, heavy depreciation schedules are punishing earnings temporarily.
They are punishing us all, civilians and militants.
Investors are punishing funds that have engaged in questionable behavior and balking at ever-escalating fees.
Of course not — they are punishing us because we do not want Putin here".
Instead of helping these children we are punishing and then banishing them.
Democrats, meanwhile, can now declare that Republicans are punishing poor families and grandmothers.
You are punishing this boy for defending himself, even though it wasn't his fault".
But, in a possible sign of Wall Street's myopia, investors are punishing them for doing so.
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