stringent
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Even under Bruen’s stringent standard, aren’t these statutes enough to shore up Hawaiʻi’s modern version?
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
I think the European implementation—what the world doesn’t really understand, or that’s hard to see from the outside, is how stringent the European system, in fact, is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
California had always permitted raw milk to be sold in stores, but Los Angeles County’s more stringent rules had, in effect, curbed its retail sales.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
"Highly selective membranes such as these can lower energy use while maintaining the stringent standards required in pharmaceutical production."
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
In December, 184.9, most of the speeches made in Congress dealt 'with the need for a more stringent fugitive slave law.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Vocabulary lists containing stringent
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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