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strictly

[strikt-lee] / ˈstrɪkt li /
ADVERB
rigidly
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In several viral videos, he has said his actions are carried out strictly under town-planning rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate, and strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Every step had to be performed under strictly oxygen-free conditions because oxygen can permanently damage nitrogenase metallocofactors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Because of his adherence to a strictly chronological presentation of events, the narrative shifts abruptly from one theater of the contested continent to another, often several times in a single chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She was strictly business in a starchy shirtwaist and shoes.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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