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[rig-er-uhs] / ˈrɪg ər əs /


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Rigorous AI governance that integrates bias testing, transparency and explainability are part of the effort from the start.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"Rigorous methods exist that can help identify teeth with high accuracy. Our results suggest the presence of spinosaurs, mid-sized tyrannosaurs and tiny dromaeosaurs -- Velociraptor-like theropods -- in these deposits."

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

Rigorous research conducted by experts has consistently failed to find a connection between sugar and hyperactivity.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Rigorous research is needed for whether shorter practices have advantages over longer practices, and for whom those advantages may be most pronounced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Rigorous tree-thinking demands that a complicated phrase behave in the same way as a simpler phrase in the same position.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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