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not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards
stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building
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With its corporate offices located in Canada, where 90% of the area is covered by Crown Land, regulations are stringent.
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Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the App Store rejected over 1.7 million app submissions for failing to meet its stringent privacy, security and content standards.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Gates Little, President of the Southern Bank Company, which has several branches in Alabama says that positive attributes of smaller banks are able to be utilized more during a less stringent regulatory environment.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Even under the most stringent daily transit restrictions in December 2023, container vessels operated under the most favorable conditions.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
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Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the App Store rejected over 1.7 million app submissions for failing to meet its stringent privacy, security and content standards.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Gates Little, President of the Southern Bank Company, which has several branches in Alabama says that positive attributes of smaller banks are able to be utilized more during a less stringent regulatory environment.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Even under the most stringent daily transit restrictions in December 2023, container vessels operated under the most favorable conditions.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Stringent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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