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discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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“The struggle against corruption remains grave and complex,” he told the party’s top discipline enforcers in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Superata said that fewer young Japanese want a life that demands huge discipline and comes with a strict practise schedule.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Teaching me discipline, making me a better man and setting me up for life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Currently, the level of discipline major financial institutions show will be key.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The ethos of atomic physics—the relentless drive to find irreducible particles, universal mechanisms, and systematic explanations—would soon permeate biology and drive the discipline toward new methods and new questions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee