rigor
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He guided the bureau through the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, shifting focus toward counterterrorism while maintaining its investigative rigor.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
As Americans became heavier and increasingly worried about weight, it became the standard — without any scientific rigor to back it up.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
"Objective measurement gives us an opportunity to increase scientific rigor in an area that's been difficult to study," said Hall, the study's senior author.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
There were application forms, twenty pages long, and thick, densely printed admission handbooks from Edinburgh and London whose methodical, exacting prose seemed to be a foretaste of a new kind of academic rigor.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
