rigor
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“We’ve got to have the guard-rails in place. We’ve got to have that rigor around cost transparency, around security, around privacy, around education.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
That revision was undertaken with analytical rigor: The process took two years, involved 35 agencies, incorporated extensive new and existing research, and elicited over 20,000 comments.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“She is very hardworking, and she’s extremely committed to the projects she does. That commitment and that rigor is contagious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I believe deeply in the responsibility of museums to examine difficult histories with rigor, candor, and care. I also recognize the pain and concern this exhibition has caused," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The rigor of the mourning for Remedios had been relegated to the background by the mortifications of the war, Aureliano's absence, Arcadio’s brutality, and the expulsion of José Arcadio and Rebeca.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The German, who logic says should be eaten alive by the horrible rigors of his job at Ibrox, also looks like he's revelling in the gig.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Her father said his 115-pound daughter took close to a year off to build her strength for the rigors of training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
No, he insisted in response to three separate inquiries, the rigors of being the first two-way threat since the days of Babe Ruth weren’t the cause of his offensive slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
In other words, Mr. Gould writes, “young strivers who were willing to endure the rigors of urban decay.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
"You aren't ready for the rigors of industry. Now I want you to rest, undertake a period of convalescence. You need to become readjusted and get your strength back."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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