rigidly
Example Sentences
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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
To Trump, who has rigidly hierarchical notions of gender, that probably seems emasculating.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
While Ravec had "terms of reference" for deciding security measures, there was "nothing to suggest they were designed to operate rigidly and not flexibly".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
He didn’t know how rigidly it was being enforced, but he couldn’t afford to take any chances.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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