stringent

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Stringent regulations for some visa applicants — notably those coming to the U.S. to study or for work-study programs and their dependents — have further clouded America’s image as a destination.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Last year, Scotland's top law officer criticised the pace of Operation Stringent -Police Scotland's investigation into the case.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Stringent capital controls mean that access to the official foreign exchange market, which currently prices a dollar at 367 pesos, is extremely limited, so parallel rates have flourished.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Stringent measures must be put in place now by the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, followed by an act of Congress.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Stringent instructions were given to them to avoid making changes where they were not clearly needed for the accuracy of translation, and to preserve the idiom of the Authorized Version.

From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by Ridpath, John Clark