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1
having been established and usually not subject to change
- hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced
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2
not capable of changing or being changed
- hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-and-fast. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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