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discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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For memory stocks to fetch higher valuation multiples, the companies need to maintain supply discipline and “demand must convert into durable economics” over the long run, he added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

And sure, profit margins should expand too—as long as the company continues to exercise discipline on operating expenses.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Wood took his discipline seriously, striving for and achieving the sort of objectivity that became unfashionable in the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Serena has built her life and career on discipline, accountability, collaboration and results... she brings fresh thinking, energy and the courage to challenge what is no longer working for Jersey," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For an Aristotelian, there is only one discipline that isolates efficient causes and structures and ignores all others, and that discipline is mechanics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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