rigorous
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The FDA approval process is a rigorous review of a drug’s safety that requires data from clinical trials.
From MarketWatch ● 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
“Expanding access to rigorous coursework is one of the most impactful investments we can make in California students,” Sreeram said, reminding regents that “college readiness doesn’t stop at admission.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ms. Lane has taken a rigorous approach to answering it, and those who continue in this line of inquiry would do well to follow her example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mount Carmel, with its strong Catholic-league basketball team and rigorous curriculum, had seemed the best solution—worth the thousands of dollars it was costing my parents.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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