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Meter engineer, “Alan”, agrees with Octopus that the rules are too rigid.

In the morning they found him cold and rigid.

Baking can feel rigid compared to savory cooking, which often allows for more improvisation.

Would I be more susceptible to the rigid and relentless stereotypes with which society brands women of a certain age?

She said “rigid” visiting restrictions meant that, for the next month, only one parent was allowed to visit her newborn babies at a time.