lax

Example Sentences

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Justice Department, Curtis said he had learned of lax security and potential ballot stuffing in 2024, the year of the attempted recall against Crye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Treasury, Emirati firms handle by far the world’s highest volume of Iran’s shadow funds, exploiting opaque registries and lax rules to keep Tehran solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Faure-Walker told jurors Motin had a "lax attitude" and "thought he knew better than anyone else".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“I’m absolutely not in the business of saying we should be making these regulations more lax purely to make child care more affordable for parents.”

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Anya lowered the bow and let the string go lax.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack