rigor

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Godlove, a young chemist the publisher hired in 1931 to help bring scientific rigor to the slippery business of defining colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He guided the bureau through the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, shifting focus toward counterterrorism while maintaining its investigative rigor.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Constructive engagement with sponsors while maintaining scientific rigor would be a welcome respite,” Leerink Partners analyst Joseph Schwartz told investors on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

For all the rigor of his calculations, it seemed that no one wanted to believe what he was saying, that an equation could perform better than a trained physician.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell