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stringency

[strin-juhn-see] / ˈstrɪn dʒən si /


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The plan strikes a “balance between program stringency and affordability,” said Fariya Ali, air and climate policy manager with PG&E, during the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The company said it expected EV adoption to slow following policy changes “including the termination of certain consumer tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in the stringency of emissions regulations.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The decline reflects, in part, the stringency of inspection measures at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, which has acted as the main gateway since it was reopened in December.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Minhaj applied a similar stringency to "Patriot Act," but at a cost.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023

There is a certain stringency to life, a willful doing without.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

But he added that some air taxis are being lumped into categories such as general aviation where smaller aircraft have different stringencies than larger jetliners.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022

A ruthless businessman, Blackett takes the stringencies of making a profit as natural law and is astounded as his workforce abandons him.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019

It's fair to guess that Kazaras's original staging ideas must have been both more coherent and more convincing before budget stringencies intervened.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2011

This is a small selection of the thousands who have had to endure the absurd stringencies of the UK Border Agency since the points-based visa system was introduced.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2010

Not that stringencies upon the Press please me—no, nor arrests and imprisonments.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon




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