rigorous
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The plaintiffs’ claims “lack scientific merit and were sustained only by unreliable expert opinions that could not survive rigorous judicial review,” Erik Haas, Johnson & Johnson’s global vice president of litigation, said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The FDA approval process is a rigorous review of a drug’s safety that requires data from clinical trials.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Compounded GLP-1 drugs are not subjected to the same rigorous review process as medications approved by the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Following rigorous security checks, the offender has been transferred to a high-security psychiatric unit, where he will remain until assessed fit to return to prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He had started with more than sixty of them, but the training had proved too rigorous for many.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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