punch in
verb
punched in; punching in; punches in
: to record the time of one's arrival or beginning work by punching a time clock
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When Grealish was punched in the second city derby against Birmingham City in 2019, William hand-wrote a supportive letter, addressed to the player’s home.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The charge stems from a Jan. 10 incident in which a 50-year-old person was punched in the face multiple times near the corner of Jay and Front streets in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood after a verbal dispute, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The victim said he was punched in the head and had his car door slammed on him before escaping and calling police, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Also involved in the feud was Thompson’s cousin, whom the woman claims Roundtree’s son punched in the face a week before the confrontation, which police said involved about 20 women and girls.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The charge stems from a Jan. 10 incident in which a 50-year-old person was punched in the face multiple times near the corner of Jay and Front streets in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood after a verbal dispute, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
The victim said he was punched in the head and had his car door slammed on him before escaping and calling police, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Also involved in the feud was Thompson’s cousin, whom the woman claims Roundtree’s son punched in the face a week before the confrontation, which police said involved about 20 women and girls.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Punch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20in. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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