stricter
Example Sentences
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The water limits get stricter each year until 2040 in many areas, and farmers face fines if they exceed them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But it is also because aircraft are held to stricter safety standards than cars, creating a much higher bar for deployment.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mortgage lenders apply stricter standards for applicants buying in to condo associations, which expose homeowners to more shared risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Brazil is demanding that Discord implement stricter parental controls, cooperate more closely with the authorities and implement systems capable of detecting and preventing situations that put minors at risk.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The regime had become stricter and more sophisticated.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
