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strict

[strikt] / strɪkt /




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Laurent Buanec, France director of X, pushed back against the investigation in January 2025, saying X had "strict, clear and public rules", which protected the platform from hate speech and disinformation.

From Barron's

But Paxton said their danger was "plain to all, hence the strict laws" that he alleged Warren "ignored".

From BBC

Initial concerns that stricter Islamist rules would be imposed by Sharaa and his supporters, who adhere to a strict interpretation of Sunni Islam, have not materialised in the main, but worries still linger for some.

From BBC

Those changes were accompanied by more hard-edged policies, such as stricter uniforms for staff and rules that bar people from using the bathroom without a purchase.

From BBC

Daily life in the Japanese jail was strict, with a regimented routine of sleep, meals and listening to the radio.

From BBC