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discipliner

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During his time with the Yankees, Mendoza was known as a disciplinarian behind the scenes, but the team loved and respected his hard coaching.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 June 2026
You are asked to be teachers, counselors, social workers, disciplinarians, mentors, advocates, crisis managers and emotional anchors for children navigating an increasingly complicated world.

— Susana A. Mendoza, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

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His chief antagonist is his caustic first wife, Queen Marguerite (Joy DeMichelle), who operates as a kind of a martinet death doula.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.

— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

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While the room itself is beautiful and decked out in all sorts of LoveShackFancy prints and patterns, Julie Ann was a stickler for space-saving.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Strict meal times and long happy hours tell us that the French are sticklers about having a break and leaning into leisure, which doesn’t sound half bad at all.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

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Also known as the planet of structure, discipline and limitations, the taskmaster’s journey through Aries creates friction between our instincts and restraint.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
She is thrown into isolation before getting the opportunity to once again assimilate, Marc is a genuine taskmaster, but a dedicated defender publicly and to the cops about the legitimacy of his operation and its residents.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026

Definition of taskmaster

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This was demonstrated in Hungary in April, when opposition leader Péter Magyar convincingly won an election against a long-ruling, right-wing authoritarian.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
And the solution is simply to replace the corrupt, racist authoritarian with a governing party that respects the rule of law, equality, and basic decency.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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