rigorous
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Transposed into book form, that approach doesn’t become more rigorous.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
Much of the chatter never moves past a relatively small, dishy circle of political gossips because the supposed misdeeds, while titillating, can’t stand up to rigorous scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Brian Jabarian, a University of Chicago economist who conducted a rigorous independent evaluation of A.I. detectors, told me flatly, “This narrative that we shouldn’t use A.I. detection doesn’t seem to hold anymore.”
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Its corporate communications “was an early adopter and leverages the technology in a number of areas including copy-editing and proofreading, complementing rigorous team member reviews.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
She was about to get up and give herself a rigorous cleaning when she noticed a peculiar twig.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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