stricter
Example Sentences
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The Green Party leader said the government should introduce stricter environmental rules and give communities more say on whether the centres are built in their area.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those limits include a stricter process to verify a user’s age that requires Meta to meet a certain threshold of accuracy, and a two-hour daily limit on its platforms if a user is under 18.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under the age of 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those moves led to pain, as sales contracted for several months, but now its commitment to selling more items at full price and stricter inventory controls—as well as fresh styles—are starting to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
This was a long time before us, when the guardians were much stricter, cruel even, and when she tried to get back in, she wasn’t allowed.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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