strict
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Venues in the capital face a perfect storm of rising costs, strict noise regulations and early curfews.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Both have since been released on bail with "strict conditions".
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Some families were opposed to the district’s decision to implement strict screen time guidelines, calling for balance so that students with limited access to technology could still learn to use computers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
According to Britain's Press Association, Burnham will use a speech next week to confirm that he backs finance minister Rachel Reeves's strict fiscal rule that day-to-day government spending be balanced against tax revenues.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
“Dad isn’t strict like your parents. We’ll just have a little talk and that’ll be that.”
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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