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Saltiveri, who employs strict and longstanding mandatory biosecurity measures, is confident that his and other farms will remain uninfected.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

After applying strict checks to eliminate false positives, they narrowed the list to 130 planets and planet candidates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Security Council, in fact halted Iran’s nuclear program, forced Iran to dismantle most of it, and allowed strict international inspection.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Not every investor will have the same long-term perspective as Buffett or his strict framework for finding bargains.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I found the rules of the establishment were too strict, its course of study too severe for a child of her age: I took her home with me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë