stringency
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Usually, a state’s department of insurance or public health department regulates the facilities, though the stringency of those laws vary.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
Tesla wants the agency to finalize rules increasing stringency for cars by 6% annually and 8% for trucks and SUVs, saying it would best "conserve energy and address climate change."
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2023
Minhaj applied a similar stringency to "Patriot Act," but at a cost.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023
There is a certain stringency to life, a willful doing without.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
But he added that some air taxis are being lumped into categories such as general aviation where smaller aircraft have different stringencies than larger jetliners.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
A ruthless businessman, Blackett takes the stringencies of making a profit as natural law and is astounded as his workforce abandons him.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019
It's fair to guess that Kazaras's original staging ideas must have been both more coherent and more convincing before budget stringencies intervened.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2011
This is a small selection of the thousands who have had to endure the absurd stringencies of the UK Border Agency since the points-based visa system was introduced.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2010
Crop failures and business stringencies are not calamities, but blessings in disguise.
From The University of Hard Knocks by Ralph Parlette
