strictest

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The strictest method short of rationing was probably the even-odd buying system adopted in California and other states around the spring of 1974.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But, along with a higher age limit of 16, it is the first jurisdiction to deny an exemption for parental approval in a policy like this - making its laws the world's strictest.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The European Union has some of the strictest data-privacy laws in the world, so the therapy might encounter fewer regulatory hurdles in other parts of the world.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

At the center of the debate is the act’s “blanket rule,” which automatically applies the strictest “endangered”-level protections to all threatened species unless the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Trace Middle School didn’t have the world’s strictest dress code, but Roy was pretty sure that some sort of footwear was required.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen