as in strict
not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards
stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building
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Immigrant advocates worry that his new administration will encourage local governments to defy the law and that many residents remain at risk without more stringent protections.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Samuels’s role as vice-chair would soon go to a Republican commissioner, who would likely have a more stringent interpretation of what constituted discrimination or harassment.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
Diagnostic ports were mandated as part of a drive for more stringent vehicle emissions standards—check engine lights are typically related to a vehicle’s intake or exhaust systems—with the intention of keeping these complicated parts owner-serviceable.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
Under the Clean Air Act, California has the authority to request waivers from the EPA to establish more stringent vehicle emissions standards than those at the federal level.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Samuels’s role as vice-chair would soon go to a Republican commissioner, who would likely have a more stringent interpretation of what constituted discrimination or harassment.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
Diagnostic ports were mandated as part of a drive for more stringent vehicle emissions standards—check engine lights are typically related to a vehicle’s intake or exhaust systems—with the intention of keeping these complicated parts owner-serviceable.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
Under the Clean Air Act, California has the authority to request waivers from the EPA to establish more stringent vehicle emissions standards than those at the federal level.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Stringent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringent. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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