stringent
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They have called for more stringent flow requirements to help fish recover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Singapore, which has stringent rules on public speech and assembly, subsequently said it had indefinitely banned Massive Attack from returning to the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
They argued that the subpoenas didn’t meet the stringent legal test for compelling information from a reporter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
As we drove back to Enugu, I laughed loudly, above Fela’s stringent singing.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary lists containing stringent
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