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Indonesia is also buying more panels, though generous energy subsidies and a strict quota system give consumers little incentive to switch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, his wife, Amal, told Glamour in July 2025 how the family maintains their safety and security by implementing a strict phone ban inside her home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
They were under strict instructions from Soils Solutions to avoid trampling the new lawn for six months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Camborne has strict rules around toilet visits during lessons.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
With its strict rules against birthday presents and parties and singing?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
He was quoted by local media as saying that "almost all of these issues stem from the use of mobile phones and social media", and vowed to look into stricter measures.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Now, the state is developing even stricter landscaping requirements within five feet of homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
However, the higher spending on fossil fuels coincides with a stricter approach to capital discipline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In addition, German law will also, external require stricter reporting and licensing fees.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It was either first names or, in some of the stricter homes, Mr. and Mrs. Somebody or Other.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Students attending graduate school will also face the strictest loan limits in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
A trustee actually has the strictest transparency requirement for the beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
This would require the strictest inspections, which again raises the leverage question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The strictest method short of rationing was probably the even-odd buying system adopted in California and other states around the spring of 1974.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Don Apolinar Moscote explained to him, in strictest confidence, that the soldiers had taken the weapons off as proof that the Liberals were preparing for war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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