strictly
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Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate, and strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Every step had to be performed under strictly oxygen-free conditions because oxygen can permanently damage nitrogenase metallocofactors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
A newspaper columnist myself a quarter-century later, I am loath to judge strictly the instantaneous reaction of a fellow practitioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Foreign journalists cannot travel freely in China's Tibet Autonomous Region and may only visit as part of strictly controlled trips organised by the authorities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
In contrast, Bobby was strictly observant of this rule and said “j’adoube” first whenever he touched a piece to straighten it.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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