strictly

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"So maybe this will help people to re-evaluate that in terms of energy security and energy independence rather than just looking at it strictly from an environmental point of view."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Wells Fargo said that the analysis’s characterization of banks financing of such companies as strictly loans was incorrect, since numbers in the analysis include commitments by credit facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"The purchases were undertaken strictly out of extreme necessity as an extraordinary emergency measure in response to unprecedented geopolitical and supply-chain disruptions and only after exhausting all commercially and operationally viable alternatives," the report reads.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The review also aimed to make the findings more relevant to real-world settings by looking beyond strictly clinical populations.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

But it was fun—especially when we crept out into the garden at midnight, which we did partly because it was spooky and partly because it was strictly not allowed!

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall