stringent

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“The Board’s standard is stringent, involves numerous steps and use of validated risk assessment tools, including evaluation by forensic psychologists,” spokesperson Emily Humpal wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Crucially, the New York Times would face a far more stringent burden of proof in Israel than under the US standard, as a mere lack of malice is insufficient to avoid liability," he said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

While never mentioning China by name, the ministers clearly took aim at Beijing and its stringent export controls on rare earths in their statement, after two days of meetings in France.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“Our members have stringent quality protocols in place to limit the levels of heavy metals and other contaminants.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

And there is another smell in the Packard now, above leather and whiskey, a stringent, metallic smell overpowering my grandfather’s deodorant: fear.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides