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
  • The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Strictness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strictness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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