stringency

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The plan strikes a “balance between program stringency and affordability,” said Fariya Ali, air and climate policy manager with PG&E, during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

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

Tesla said this projection is "inexplicable, unjustified, and needlessly undermines the stringency of the rule ... In 2022, Tesla’s U.S. sales already approached 500,000 vehicles."

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023

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

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri