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discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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Read here to learn more about On Holding’s pricing discipline.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

I am talking about the mentality, discipline, organisation and energy you need in order to get a result when things go wrong for you like that in a game.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

They also highlighted $30 billion plus in new AI contracts and steady operating margins due to cost discipline.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

What is new is the transfer of concepts from one discipline to another.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Experts recommend focusing on classic disciplines that hone uniquely human skills and capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Held on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul –- a vast mountain lake in northern Kyrgyzstan -- athletes have been competing in dozens of disciplines: from intellectual board games to arm-wrestling.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Although the photographs share the unnerving intensity characteristic of his films, Lynch understood the two disciplines as distinct.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The program trains students from a range of disciplines to develop strategies for addressing resource scarcity, climate change, and extreme weather events, as well as food, water, and energy crises.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The time is now ripe for a fresh look at these questions, because of new information from scientific disciplines seemingly remote from human history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Artificial-intelligence stocks have stemmed the bleeding, after a selloff on Monday spurred by concerns that major model creators would start taking a more disciplined approach to AI development and spending.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Vera Bradley is benefiting from its refreshed product assortment, a stepped-up marketing strategy, improved inventory management, and disciplined pricing and promotion governance, Bickley said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

They actually seemed to enjoy the challenge, and straight away they were well-organised and very disciplined.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Officers in Baytown, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Temple and Pasadena also have been arrested, disciplined or investigated.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

But there was a captain he admired, a solitary and disciplined man called Ohaeto.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The IMF, the one body charged with disciplining imbalances, has no means to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Rate hikes aimed at disciplining speculation can do more than cool the room.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

“By arresting Villarreal, rather than solely disciplining the employee for any wrongdoing, county officials took this ‘everyday journalism’ and transformed it ‘into a crime,’ ” she wrote.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2026

The State Bar hated the news conference, disciplining the duo for what they considered an act of unethical and distasteful advertising.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2026

“My mother did most of the disciplining, and she was the one that always said no.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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