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inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
disciplining actions taken in response to the rowdiness
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as in punishing
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt
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Recent Examples of disciplining
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the order, Gonzales allegedly admitted to disciplining Perez with a belt.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Effective discipline is one of the toughest and most frustrating tasks for parents of children of all ages, but disciplining a toddler comes with its own special challenges.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025
An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
Federal regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Thirty-one percent of respondents are apprehensive about disciplining their children in public for fear of tantrums, a concern that Janning suggested may be amplified by the growing concern of negative judgment on social media.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Recently, a Massachusetts high school was sued by parents after disciplining a student for using AI to generate notes and an outline for a social studies paper.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the MPS removed school police from its buildings due to concerns that law enforcement were unnecessarily disciplining students.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, as if disciplining your demon seed wasn’t stressful enough, Rowan is also getting conflicting versions of mom-shaming from two Mayfair relatives, one of whom is actually deceased.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the order, Gonzales allegedly admitted to disciplining Perez with a belt.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Effective discipline is one of the toughest and most frustrating tasks for parents of children of all ages, but disciplining a toddler comes with its own special challenges.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025
An early version of the off-label drug bill would have required pharmacists to fill those prescriptions and barred licensing boards from disciplining providers based on their use of off-label drugs.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
Federal regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Thirty-one percent of respondents are apprehensive about disciplining their children in public for fear of tantrums, a concern that Janning suggested may be amplified by the growing concern of negative judgment on social media.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Recently, a Massachusetts high school was sued by parents after disciplining a student for using AI to generate notes and an outline for a social studies paper.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2016, the MPS removed school police from its buildings due to concerns that law enforcement were unnecessarily disciplining students.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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