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To help him qualify for Medicaid long-term care, you must demonstrate a medical need, meet Medicaid’s strict financial eligibility limits and satisfy the five-year financial look-back period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Indonesia is also buying more panels, though generous energy subsidies and a strict quota system give consumers little incentive to switch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The nation of Singapore has strict laws against displaying foreign flags or national symbols without a permit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
These include caps on legal fee reimbursements and strict preforeclosure requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The beads in her designs were laid down in strict rows.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Its commitment to cut net debt has coincided with a stricter approach to spending and a pivot back to its traditional fossil-fuel business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Many HOAs are under pressure to meet stricter safety standards enacted after the 2021 Surfside condo collapse in Florida, including bans on underfunding structural reserve accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Now, the state is developing even stricter landscaping requirements within five feet of homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Misra argues that examination agencies need stronger governance through tighter procedures, regular audits, greater accountability and stricter enforcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was either first names or, in some of the stricter homes, Mr. and Mrs. Somebody or Other.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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
I thought we had the strictest father in town.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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