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rocky

[rok-ee] / ˈrɒk i /




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Environmental specialist Peter Cunningham told AFP that potential sediment plumes could impact rocky shoreline habitats, crayfish spawning and breeding species.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

The rocky terrain of the Bundelkhand plateau means it can store little groundwater.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Headwinds for the local sports channels, including those operated by Spectrum, pose the latest rocky chapter for Los Angeles sports fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Over time, erosion along this immense rocky boundary removed huge amounts of material, eventually exposing ancient crystalline basement rocks that can now be seen in the Grand Canyon in southern Arizona.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

“Ow!” he yelped as he hit the rocky ground.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Her biggest hit, the rockier Total Eclipse of the Heart, arrived six years later in 1983 - this time topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Some systems could produce larger planets, rockier worlds, or perhaps more planets overall.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

Yields on Treasurys had risen in recent days, with many traders wagering on higher inflation, and a rockier path to lower interest rates this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

But it’s been a rockier road than they had hoped.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2025

As he moved southward, the skirts of the hills were rockier and the saplings fewer.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

That is helping Weyerhaeuser ride out one of the rockiest periods for the forest-products industry in the past two decades.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

But redemption truly will be judged in this series, and he got off to the rockiest of starts, missing his first six threes before finally splashing one in the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2024

Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy, who previously served as a Spotify and Netflix executive, took over the helm at the company’s rockiest point in its history.

From The Verge Apr. 14, 2022

After years of some of the rockiest school-bus service that Seattle kids have ever experienced, the district is now looking at bids on a new contract for school-bus service.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2021

The trail maintainers in Maine have a certain hale devotion to seeking out the rockiest climbs and most forbidding slopes, and of these Maine has a breathtaking plenitude.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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