rigidly

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Publicly traded U.S. companies report their results quarterly, but earnings season isn’t rigidly defined because reporting periods can vary.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

But the main witness, the police officer who had initially confronted Gamble, was grim-faced, rigidly polite, and completely serious about his claims.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

A jumble of rectangles snaps into a rigidly composed vista of a white gate set into an earthy wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A fundamental flaw in America’s early development was of course slavery, which functioned as a rigidly totalitarian state within a state.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

As a result, the United States rigidly enforced its refugee quotas.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti