rigor

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Because when you strip away the scaffolding, when you set aside the tone and the length and the performance of rigor, what remains is not complicated at all.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Ms. Lemann was commissioned by Vanity Fair to report on the trial but her piece never ran in the magazine due to its amusing lack of journalistic rigor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But like a world-class athlete accustomed to extreme rigor, he seemed unfazed by the expenditure of energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

AP courses are designed to have the same rigor as a college class and are usually accepted for credit or placement when high-school students get to college.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Guenever was stiff, as if she were in a rigor, and her face was drained white—-except that there was a red spot cm either side of her nostrils.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White