rigorous
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One would think, in order to rise to the level of a Supreme Court justice, it would behoove a person to be fond of a rigorous debate.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
He made a deal with the right, left, and center in Hungary, and he was ruthless, and rigorous, and disciplined in making this commitment.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Cancer centers have rigorous informed consent protocols before treatment, reflecting ethical standards that were only emerging in the early transplant days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Much of the chatter never moves past a relatively small, dishy circle of political gossips because the supposed misdeeds, while titillating, can’t stand up to rigorous scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
For such a seminal moment in a field that demands rigorous procedural records, the full circumstances of the cyclotron’s birth remain frustratingly indistinct.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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