rigid

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These include building rigid DNA joints, incorporating flexible components, and using folding techniques inspired by origami.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The litigation now before the court seeks to replace those practical decisions with a single rigid rule.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Historically a rigid, regional market, LNG transformed over two decades into an interconnected global commodity driven by flexible U.S. shale exports and specialized tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Qatari contracts are usually more rigid, said Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Even Henriette, still at rigid attention, grinned when hands popped out as he wheeled his car sedately around the corners.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey