rigorous

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US authorities say their system needs to be rigorous due to the challenges they face in managing the huge flow of people that cross the country's borders.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But in a separate less rigorous study also examining berobenatide in obesity, less than 10% of people discontinued treatment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Olenick's group is demanding a more rigorous rulemaking process that takes direction from neuroscientists, climate scientists and education experts who can "really assess whether any of these tools belong in schools."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Overindebted railroad builders and heavily mortgaged farmers demanded a less rigorous, more forgiving silver unit, and debate raged between the adherents of “soft” and “hard” money—between silver and gold, inflation and solidity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Indeed, at least two of the commercial expeditions on Everest in the spring of 1996 included Himalayan veterans who would be considered qualified by the most rigorous standards.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer