stricter

Example Sentences

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To try and tackle these issues, local councils have introduced stricter parking restrictions and digital parking systems.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It is lowering the leverage borrowers can build, tightening loan-to-value ratios and seeking stricter documentation in cases where it isn’t sure which firms would be winners or losers in the AI future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The program was always planned to become stricter as as the years unfolded, to give businesses more time to make the stronger reductions in their emissions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Coverage of the speech also highlighted his repeated emphasis on physical standards and fitness as markers of readiness, reinforcing a broader push for stricter military conditioning expectations.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

It was either first names or, in some of the stricter homes, Mr. and Mrs. Somebody or Other.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway