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[rij-id] / ˈrɪdʒ ɪd /


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As the weather gets warmer and term draws to a close, students are throwing off their blazers and rolling down their socks – but are rigid school uniform policies affecting students' wellbeing?

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

In contrast, the rigid ideologies of homogenous teams “constrain portfolio choice” and make it less likely that the funds will “adapt to novel or changing environments.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Its elongated body, thick rigid scales, powerful tail fin, and large upward-facing mouth all point to an active predator near the top of the food chain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s tricky, because they pretend to be limiting themselves with this rigid textualism.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

With Angleton gone, the Operations Directorate maneuvered for new opportunities to penetrate deep into the heart of Brezhnev's secretive and rigid government.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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