rigorous
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Still, the Supreme Court majority fears that prisoners might use compassionate release to “evade the rigorous requirements of postconviction relief.”
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Overindebted railroad builders and heavily mortgaged farmers demanded a less rigorous, more forgiving silver unit, and debate raged between the adherents of “soft” and “hard” money—between silver and gold, inflation and solidity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But that art, Serrano says, was created by Monroe, with equal parts natural magnetism and a canny, rigorous sense of her own strengths.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Despite the fact that we know the Standard Model is incomplete, in over 50 years of increasingly rigorous testing, particle physicists are yet to find a crack in the theory.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Valentin Markov came up with a rigorous training program for his pilots.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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