rigidity
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Bobo Lo, former deputy head of mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow, says it is this strategic flexibility, rather than the rigidity of a military alliance, that gives the partnership resilience.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
While Cal resists this parental rigidity, the two do share something fundamental that threatens their community’s long-held foundations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I just hated the rigidity and culture, and wasn’t a good student.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
When they increased the pore's rigidity, gating stopped completely, confirming that structural flexibility is key to this phenomenon.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
Kamen was the most prominent victim of Lawrence’s increasing rigidity on security matters, for it cost him his job at the Rad Lab and almost his entire career.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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