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Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meta, Oakley and Ray-Ban face a criminal complaint in Germany over whether the companies’ AI glasses breach the country’s strict privacy rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For decades, Cuba offered social protections in exchange for strict political discipline.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He says they had been under strict instructions not to exchange phone numbers or any details on private messages, or they would be fined.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
He toiled silently at a desk inside the Russian Section, which, like all departments, was locked, heavily guarded, and subject to strict rules about what could be taken in—or out.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Officials have since promised stricter gun laws, but previous pledges have failed to prevent repeated shootings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Determining which models must follow stricter rules has proved challenging for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The ratios outlined for those programs are similar if not stricter than current Head Start regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The regime had become stricter and more sophisticated.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Social Security has one of the strictest measures of disability.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Students attending graduate school will also face the strictest loan limits in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
This would require the strictest inspections, which again raises the leverage question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The disciplinary files of Los Angeles police officers are closely guarded secrets, protected by some of the nation’s strictest confidentiality laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The order would be carried out with the strictest secrecy.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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