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Scientists warn that November and December’s tides will strengthen again, culminating not only in rough, high seas but also heavy expected rains from El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

America needs to inch toward rough political health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Broadcom’s stock has had a rough year, but one analyst is getting enthusiastic as Anthropic’s initial public offering takes shape.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“You’ve always got to prove it as a writer,” says McDonagh, a seven-time nominee, in an interview near his home in London while paging through his rough draft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

We were coming past Tarbox territory, weedy hay-land and rough cropland, seen through fallen fences.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Shelley Ayres, who also lives opposite the beach at Shoreham, said: "The sea has been very calm for months and months, but today it has got a lot rougher."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Bamboo and recycled paper give sustainability-minded shoppers some alternatives to wood-pulp paper towels and toilet paper, but critics find them rougher than they like or not plush enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But bonds are also an excellent barometer of broader investor sentiment, particularly during times of equity market excess, and usually act as an early beacon for rougher seas ahead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Add it all up, and the economy is poised for a rougher ride at least through the early summer.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

The rougher children found Francie too quiet and the better behaved ones seemed to shun her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The next few years would be among the roughest of Mellon’s time in office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Sixteen years ago, Abdi Nor Iftin was a Somali refugee living in one of the roughest slums in Kenya when he found out he had won the lottery of a lifetime.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

I considered leaving off my boots, as feet that can run bare over Tarbean’s rooftops are in no danger of being hurt by the roughest forest floor.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

‘Actually I, uh, roughed out a draft of it while you were at that, uh, baby thing. Do you mind?’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

They saw Sauer get roughed up as a bulk-innings pitcher Tuesday against the Padres, and Miller implode in a 10-run outing in triple-A that same night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025

Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2025

Now, once again, India’s corporate champion has been roughed up.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Sefia recognized the young sentry, though now his hair had been roughed up on one side and there was a bruise soaking his cheek.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

However, a roughing the kicker call on a Centennial punt ended Servite’s hopes of a rally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“While we’ve made a lot of improvements, you still feel like you’re roughing it, and I love that.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Writing in the Financial Times, Rebecca Nicholson says the show "takes a slightly different tack" from the original, "roughing up some of the cuteness with even more chaos and a carefully measured pinch of naughtiness".

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

Maybe the world needed to be slammed up against the boards, even if a roughing or slashing penalty is eventually called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

It turned out to be their most effective offensive weapon: Permian was called for roughing the kicker and Odessa High got a first down.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger