rough
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The currents and rough surf will be strongest at south- to southwest-facing beaches and harbors, according to the forecast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Kavanaugh said that despite the rough quarter, IBM’s mainframe business should grow in the second half of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
After a rather rough month for semiconductor stocks, the bounce seen the past few days may have some wondering if the storm has passed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Alexandra, we hear you occasionally talking to Sophia during some rough moments?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I turned it over, patting the rough piece of wood, and it was even more wonderful than I had thought.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Bonds are an excellent barometer of broader investor sentiment and usually act as an early beacon for rougher seas ahead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
One especially noticeable blue-black patch in the rougher section of the valley is believed to be volcanic ash that was later redistributed by Martian winds, as seen in the accompanying 3D perspective views.
From Science Daily ● May 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
"Finally, they are making their way back on shore where, unfortunately, a lot of them are already dead or dying as they approach the coastlines and get into rougher coastal waters."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The sea grew rougher, and dark waves rose up to smash against the hull of the Stinky Steward.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
"They're the roughest people you'll ever meet," Trump told the New York Post on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Congolese mining towns tend to be porous and migrant-heavy, rough, difficult places to live in some of the country’s roughest, most difficult areas, where there is plenty of reason to distrust outsiders.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
But belief in a vision is one thing; living through the roughest stretches of the transformation is another.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
But finally we found the place—an Irish pub, as seedy as the roughest ones on the backstreets of Galway.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Although the Texans roughed up the Steelers in the first round, C.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
‘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
Doesn't mind being roughed up, it doesn't bother him if he doesn't have many touches.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
I wasn't going to just bump along to grade thirteen and not go to a real school where I'd be roughed up and challenged.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
“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
“There should have been two roughing the quarterbacks and one high hit to the head that weren’t called,” Cignetti said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
That's how David describes his experience of roughing it on a remote tropical beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Their opponents have been called six times for roughing Mahomes and four times for unnecessary roughness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
“I’m thinking someone’s patron might have been roughing it last night with a cheery little campfire ” Denna’s face fell.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
