hard-and-fast
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"But a blanket hard-and-fast rule isn't helpful, because it doesn't really allow for the intricacies and the individualisation of what's really going on."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But he said that it’s not clear whether this is a hard-and-fast rule.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Also, California has few hard-and-fast rules on residency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
I do not like making hard-and-fast predictions, but this is one I am going to stick with—you’ve got it in print, right here.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2024
In a world where the rules kept changing from house to house, there was one hard-and-fast one.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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