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Recent Examples of indiscipline
Leicester had no such issues under Maresca, which suggests the indiscipline issue is specific to this group of Chelsea players.
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
Today’s geopolitical environment would accordingly be less forgiving of the indiscipline that Washington once exhibited.
—Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
The biggest variable in the final weeks of the campaign may be Trump’s trademark indiscipline.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
And for years, some in the White House had viewed Mr. Giuliani’s indiscipline and unpredictability — his web of foreign business affairs, his mysterious travel companions and, often enough, his drinking — as a significant liability.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
Today’s geopolitical environment would accordingly be less forgiving of the indiscipline that Washington once exhibited.
—Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2022
The biggest variable in the final weeks of the campaign may be Trump’s trademark indiscipline.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
And for years, some in the White House had viewed Mr. Giuliani’s indiscipline and unpredictability — his web of foreign business affairs, his mysterious travel companions and, often enough, his drinking — as a significant liability.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscipline
Noun
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The Knicks’ new coach must find ways to maximize the Brunson-and-Towns duo’s strengths while hiding both of their shortcomings on the defensive end.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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Most of us root for the underdog, so the humility to admit to shortcomings, the generosity of spirit required to commend staff, and the courage to ask for support are more examples of how tapping into vulnerability can be a strength.—
Dr. Ella F. Washington,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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There’s still a chance to turn this around on the demerits of this particular bill.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2025
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Other criminals who commit violent acts are perhaps more at ease with their moral failings.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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People working on Apple’s smart glasses remain concerned that its AI failings may undermine the new product.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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His transcendent 2022 feature, The Worst Person in the World, is both a romantic comedy and an anti-rom-com, a close study of a woman navigating a messy transitional period, alive with intergenerational insights and foibles most of us can recognize from some point in our lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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As the real-time ER drama’s 15-hour shift progresses, Mel evolves into a nuanced person with strengths, weaknesses, charms, and foibles.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Over a career that made headlines for landmark victories such as a six-figure judgment, later reversed, against LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, Yagman also became notorious for intemperance, most pointedly evidenced by his brutal characterization of a federal judge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2021
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In a situation that forbids explicit expressions of intemperance or protest, mischief is the perfect solution.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 June 2022
Noun
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But prosecutors insist that criminal experience, not frailty, defined the gang.—
Thomas Adamson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Red flags abound, which reveal the frailty in digital channels and how potentially desperate parties may seek to take advantage of that.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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One weakness in Capture One's utility as a workflow solution has been its lack of sharing to established online photo venues, but there's a ray of light on this count.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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While the dollar strengthened for the second day on Wednesday, Jefferies thinks the greenback could be in for an extended period of weakness.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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