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

Go with the better quarterback, and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow instills a lot of belief in his team.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

It instills a love which, in view of its scope, must include and not exclude the love of one’s own country.

From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi