stringent
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Regulators have imposed increasingly stringent restrictions on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking the country’s two leading chip makers, which they say have amplified market swings since their launch in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
At least 100 people have been arrested, many of them on stringent non-bailable charges, across the country, according to the CJP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The paper quotes a Home Office spokesman who says there are "stringent security checks" for small boat arrivals and those identified as a threat will be detained and removed "at the earliest opportunity".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Sable maintains it has fully repaired the pipelines and that the company adheres to stringent safety precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I should suffer often, no doubt, attached to him only in this capacity: my body would be under rather a stringent yoke, but my heart and mind would be free.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing stringent
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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