rigid
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Dipke is a Dalit, from a community once considered untouchable and placed at the bottom of India's rigid caste hierarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They result from the movement of mantle material beneath the lithosphere and the forces that flowing mantle can exert on the rigid plate above it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Though she showed many classic early childhood indicators — sensitivity to noise, extremely limited food preferences, rigid adherence to routine and difficulties understanding social nuances — no one suggested she was autistic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
What happens with more consistency is that we sense a fairly rigid ethical grid being lowered over artistic achievement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’m sitting on my trembling hands across from her, in a booth tucked away from the crazy of the main dining room, my red flags rigid, ready.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing rigid
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