stringency

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Usually, a state’s department of insurance or public health department regulates the facilities, though the stringency of those laws vary.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

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 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