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discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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The Nobel Prize consists of a diploma, a gold medal and a cheque for around $1.2 million, to be shared if there is more than one laureate in each discipline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hamlin called for discipline on his podcast and got plenty of support from fans on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Medicaid, for those who qualify, and Medicare help, of course, but living paycheck-to-paycheck requires no small amount of discipline and thrift.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Today we have elements of both without the discipline of either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bateson knew that he needed a name for the discipline that was being born around him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Athletes finishing fourth to eighth across the 50 disciplines will receive awards of 5,000, 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 euros respectively.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The inaugural prize is limited to the social sciences; in future years we hope to broaden it to additional disciplines and to add a category for institutional leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

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

Cicero thought cartography was a branch of geometry, but the Renaissance developed a whole range of new mathematical disciplines and demonstrated their power to make sense of the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

That realisation helped him stay "stable and disciplined in prison", but also gave him a unique way of predicting what might happen next - and one guess was a prisoner swap.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The North Koreans were receiving practical training at the plant, according to the posts, in which a production-line operator offered an assessment: “Our Korean colleagues are very disciplined, responsible and hardworking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

Beyond the statistics, Gaines also thought they would never find a player who was more dedicated or disciplined.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

But, he adds, there is a "spectrum" of schools, with some incorporating psychotherapy for students and training for parents, or disciplining staff who carry out corporal punishment.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

We all supported his efforts to improve the diet and the treatment of students, including his suggestion that students be responsible for disciplining themselves.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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