strictly

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When it comes to heavy appliances, “the business is now strictly need-based, not desirous or impulsive,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at Circana.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Just 13% said they wanted the Men's and Ladies' ponds to become strictly single-sex spaces.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The extra spending cash wouldn’t be strictly earmarked for education, but the teachers’ union would benefit since the measure would require some of it to fund teacher raises and to hire more teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Yet “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” doesn’t strictly limit its focus to the distant past.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Back in her room, Dimple loaded up her shower caddy and took a quicker shower than she strictly wanted to.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon