rigor

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"We will move with urgency and scientific rigor to support the response and help bring a potential vaccine closer to the communities that need it most," said Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer of Moderna.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

So it took a real rigor for me to know that if I wasn’t where I needed to be, I had to get better.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“After several years of increased innovation and tighter financial rigor, efforts are manifesting in a materially healthier financial profile and growth trajectory,” Altmann wrote in a note Friday.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Not to say that the job would be easy, or in need of any less rigor and sophistication than the previous research; simply that it could be done.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas