stringency

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The company said it expected EV adoption to slow following policy changes “including the termination of certain consumer tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in the stringency of emissions regulations.”

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Minhaj applied a similar stringency to "Patriot Act," but at a cost.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

But it said EPA designed the rule “to balance overall stringency with critically important flexibilities” that allow carmakers to use a range of pollution controls while also adopting EV technology.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

But while more and more cities are imposing lockdowns — Taiyuan, the hub of China’s coal industry, joined the list on Thursday — the stringency of municipal lockdowns has weakened a little lately.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2022

There is a certain stringency to life, a willful doing without.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri