strictness

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Recent Examples of strictness Still, states vary in their strictness. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
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severity
Noun
  • Charlie and Pim are loyal employees of Smiling Friends, a mysterious business that exists solely to assist people with their problems, regardless of their severity.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors have recommended an 11-year sentence, citing Combs’s lack of remorse and the severity of harm inflicted.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Strictness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strictness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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