rigidly
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Publicly traded U.S. companies report their results quarterly, but earnings season isn’t rigidly defined because reporting periods can vary.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But the main witness, the police officer who had initially confronted Gamble, was grim-faced, rigidly polite, and completely serious about his claims.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
For nearly three decades, China's economy had been rigidly controlled by the state.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
But it also turns him into a lonely, rigidly neoclassicist oddball who scorns his professors, prefers books to his flighty peers and still can’t seem to take care of himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
Miss Peregrine had gone completely stiff, and lay in Bronwyn’s hand with her eyes closed and legs sticking out rigidly.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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