disciplining

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"While dominant individuals may show disciplining actions toward their subordinates, as macaques do naturally, these actions in the macaque society 'differ from human abuses'," it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Schools have also become much more lenient in disciplining students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Saver said that state medical boards have been weary of disciplining practitioners since the pandemic, including state chiropractic boards, which fulfill a similar role to medical boards but for chiropractors.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

Likewise, each state has procedures for disciplining admitted members who have violated the law or professional ethical standards.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

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