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discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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The discipline is in trimming exposure while everyone else is still celebrating.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Practitioners also say it takes extreme discipline to focus intensely for short periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He was born into a middle-class family in El Salvador and attended a school that emphasized discipline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Children need positive discipline and they need, they need to be able to de-escalate when things get stressful.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

No-nonsense nuns ruled classrooms with an iron hand, passing on to the youngest girls and boys the discipline and knowledge they would need to get ahead in a prejudiced world.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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