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Recent Examples of stringency The statement went on to explain that the company would increase the stringency of pre-launch testing phases. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 This can be done without financial stringencies by redirecting a fraction of the trillions of dollars spent on the military-industrial-security state. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024 Given the other stringencies of coverture, life as a single woman and a single mother likely proved a greater trial for many. TIME, 22 Apr. 2024 Some express bafflement over the stringency of the requirements. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2012 See All Example Sentences for stringency
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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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“Stringency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringency. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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