rocky
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In his first on-the-record interview about his rocky 33 months running Disney, Chapek said Bob Iger campaigned to undermine him and eventually reclaim the helm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s the latest loss amid a rocky period for California’s wine industry, which has seen wineries of all sizes lay off employees and shut down facilities to cut costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rather than forming one solid coral wall, the reef appears to consist of separate coral patches growing on rocky sections of the seabed where conditions are suitable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Tung's rocky tenure was marked by the Asian Financial Crisis, two major epidemics, and historic protests which attracted criticism of his administration.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Children, there you are! As you see, I broke the heel off my shoe running over the rocky path and had to hop the rest of the way home.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Some systems could produce larger planets, rockier worlds, or perhaps more planets overall.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
His second season in charge was somewhat rockier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
But it’s been a rockier road than they had hoped.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
If it doesn’t, the economy could face even rockier times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
The land surrounding it was rockier than any other place we knew, and the path to it branched off underneath a massive fallen oak that looked somewhat like a mermaid.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The past year—which included parent company Paramount’s controversial merger with Skydance Media, and the installment of Bari Weiss as CBS News’ editor in chief—has been one of the rockiest in 60 Minutes’ decadeslong history.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
Miami — a seven-time finalist now, seeking a fourth title — had about the rockiest path to the Rocky Mountains that a team could have.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
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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