discipline
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Buffett, in one of his last messages to stockholders as CEO, praised them to the heights, saying they were high-quality businesses, very good value and Berkshire-like in their capital discipline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The two senior officers were accused of "conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
With central bank interest rates on the rise -- and government bond yields reaching multi-decade highs in recent weeks -- Healey has pledged to maintain strict fiscal discipline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Now, a more promotional retail environment is testing that discipline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He struggled and at last the discipline returned.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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The championships include both the road race and time trial disciplines, with Pinarello Q36.5's Pidcock leading the men's team in the road race, while Ethan Hayter races in the men's time trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
He hoped that Haiti would provide him field opportunities to integrate the two disciplines and to make sure this was the career he really wanted.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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It takes time for companies to expand their manufacturing capacity even after deciding to do so, and while the big players do have plans to boost capacity, they’re also being disciplined about it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
A healthy diet and continued running regimen were signs of a disciplined character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was a balanced team performance with a disciplined defence, a trademark of Harbaugh's team throughout his time in Baltimore.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It offers disciplined methods for testing hypotheses, challenging assumptions and correcting errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
At dawn, the orderly, disciplined life he had always known would continue again, without him.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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The State Bar would be tasked with disciplining lawyers that flout the rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The solicitors firm added that the ambulance trust was "not formally disciplining" staff but had "strengthened their HR process for future incidents".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
Many times I had said to my own assistants that anyone in a position to discipline others must be able to take disciplining himself.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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