strict
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Any suppliers of eggs given the British Lion mark have to stick to a strict code that covers the vaccinating of hens, regular testing and a passport system to make sure hens are traceable.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Customs and Border Protection custody and a strict 20-day cap on those in family facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday placing strict guardrails on new data centers, joining several states that are moving to limit the facilities fueling artificial intelligence’s rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
There are, for better or for worse, some clear reasons to either cut a child out of your will or leave them an income with strict conditions in a special-needs trust.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mrs. Rowan was half his size, and about twice as strict.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
The Premier League season will get under way on Friday night when champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry, with referees instructed to be stronger, stricter and more ready to penalise clear non-footballing actions.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Homeowner associations and ecologists argued for more lenient rules, saying plants carried health benefits and stricter regulations burdened homeowners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
According to Airbnb research, when cities like New York enacted stricter hosting policies, swaths of the company’s home-rental footprint effectively disappeared in those areas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Officials have since promised stricter gun laws, but previous pledges have failed to prevent repeated shootings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then Tabitha pointed out that her family’s rules were far stricter than mine were.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Social Security has one of the strictest measures of disability.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Students attending graduate school will also face the strictest loan limits in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Northern Ireland has one of the strictest alcohol licensing systems in Europe, wherein anyone wanting to open a pub or off-sales must buy an existing licence from another business which has closed.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
This would require the strictest inspections, which again raises the leverage question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The caller told Morse he wanted to pass on some information, but only on the strictest assurance that the source would never be revealed.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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