instills

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The idea behind dividend investing is that the need to pay out each and every year instills financial discipline, preventing expensive flights of fancy by the C-suite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"He's got good control of the game. It instills confidence," said Austro.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Sennott’s advice reflects the same audacious energy she instills in Maia.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Harbaugh’s specialty is how he instills confidence in players, especially his quarterbacks, Mortensen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

It instills domineering, despotic habits into the owners, cringing subservience into the owned.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns