rigor

"It is imperative that Cornell be willing to examine itself with the same rigor we expect of others," Anne Meinig Smalling, chair of the university's board of trustees, said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some favor academic rigor; others cultural belonging, diversity, discipline, language, religion or the arts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

That revision was undertaken with analytical rigor: The process took two years, involved 35 agencies, incorporated extensive new and existing research, and elicited over 20,000 comments.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“She is very hardworking, and she’s extremely committed to the projects she does. That commitment and that rigor is contagious.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He is a psychologist by training, but he also studied mathematics at MIT, and the rigor and precision of mathematics clearly moves him as much as anything else.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

One might also point to American consumers, who haven’t moderated their beef buying enough to subject the commodity to the rigors of supply-and-demand economics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

The German, who logic says should be eaten alive by the horrible rigors of his job at Ibrox, also looks like he's revelling in the gig.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

It is one of the striking amenities at High Point, which prides itself on preparing students for the rigors of a career—and has also become a favorite of affluent families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

In other words, Mr. Gould writes, “young strivers who were willing to endure the rigors of urban decay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Lady Sybelle’s infant daughter was still on the breast, and she had judged the girl too delicate to expose to the rigors of another stormy crossing.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin