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strict

[strikt] / strɪkt /




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“It’s an encouraging message: small, nutrient-dense additions—like incorporating avocado and mango into meals and snacks—may support heart health without the need for strict rules or major dietary overhauls.”

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

There are strict legal limits on how much nickel jewellery can contain.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

"We're focused on helping voters find reliable information across our platforms," Google said in a statement, adding that it had "strict quality and policy protections" across its AI products on election topics.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The measure would let the City Council raise building height limits, set strict timelines on planning votes and automatically approve some amendments, opening the door to taller towers and speedier permitting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Our mom and dad were pretty strict compared to our friends’ parents.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Scalia said the federal voter registration law did not allow Arizona to adopt new and stricter rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"A fragile ecosystem like the Himalaya demands stricter planning and building regulations than elsewhere, yet these rules have been weak and poorly enforced."

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But due to the stricter eligibility checks, her application took more than two months to process.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Dacic raised the country's terrorism threat level to "red alert" - the highest threat level – meaning stricter security checks and increased police presence at places like infrastructure facilities and areas where large crowds gather.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

I saw how impossible and embarrassing it would be for me to try to switch from my free program into the stricter one.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

“It provides local energy for Angelenos, produced under some of the strictest environmental rules in the world, instead of oil shipped in from overseas,” spokesperson Ted Cordova said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Perhaps the biggest came in Oregon, which enacted the nation’s strictest curbs on private equity’s control over medical practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Graduate students in particular are facing the strictest limits on federal student loans in decades.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Sovoy wasn’t fashionably dressed in the strictest sense, as he clung to the Modegan styles rather than the local ones.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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