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Industry executives said that buyers of nonalcoholic brews often buy traditional alcoholic drinks, too, showing that many aren’t strict abstainers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

TotalEnergies says "strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset" the impact on local environments and that it has compensated 99 percent of displaced households.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

But now farmers who want to switch to solar are finding the strict rules are like expensive locks on their property, with high fees to get out of the agreements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

In theory, however, there is no strict lower size limit.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Mrs. Rowan was half his size, and about twice as strict.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

But it is also because aircraft are held to stricter safety standards than cars, creating a much higher bar for deployment.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

At the same time, it has tried to encourage home building in urban centers; projects that would add to suburban sprawl require stricter environmental reviews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Those limits include a stricter process to verify a user’s age that requires Meta to meet a certain threshold of accuracy, and a two-hour daily limit on its platforms if a user is under 18.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

His government has since put in place stricter rules around trading the ETFs with the aim of helping curb market volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Papi will get even stricter with all of us, and he'll probably cut back on his work hours even more, just so he can keep an eye out on us girls.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

They also contended it included the nation’s strictest data privacy protections and noted how participation would be voluntary, similar to how it is offered in other states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"The circumstances that led to the incident should be thoroughly reviewed, those responsible should be identified, and the strictest possible action should be taken."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

A trustee actually has the strictest transparency requirement for the beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

This would require the strictest inspections, which again raises the leverage question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

He had the reputation of being the strictest disciplinarian in the camp, and was proud of it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque