rigid
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Stipulations for the inheritance you leave behind are fine, but being too rigid might cause some issues for your grandkids in the future when you are not around to fix anything.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Unlike natural DNA -- long, entangled strands that behave like wet spaghetti when handled -- short and rigid pieces of synthetic DNA can be arranged with much greater precision at extremely small scales.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Kirkham says younger fans are actually "less rigid or tribal than they used to be" and boast a "more encyclopaedic knowledge" developed through video games - including EA Sports FC or Football Manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A well-read person grows body armor against the rigid conspiracy theorist, against flat artificial intelligence that manipulates without emotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even women like Lisa, women lucky enough to marry profitable silk merchants, labor through astonishingly rigid lives.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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