rigor

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This approach offers a much higher level of statistical rigor than most previous studies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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