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Authorities have promised a return on investment, citing bank estimates -- and a rough 20-year timeline -- that the project will account for 13 percent of Hong Kong's gross domestic product.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Chronic cough, headache, fatigue - just a really rough set of symptoms following the fire."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Despite the spontaneity and haphazardness of it all, which contributed to a rough burn, the 22-year-old returned on two more occasions — including this year.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

At the surface, the foam develops an extremely rough texture that strongly repels water, much like the surface of a lotus leaf.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

I bury my face in Belle’s rough coat, willing myself not to cry.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He looks a bit rougher and tougher and I don't think Coventry will keep him out.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Emmy-winning culinary star and TV personality De Laurentiis said during Wednesday’s “GMA” segment that “the dancing is a lot rougher than I thought it would be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

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

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

"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

Then came the time she walked down to the shore through the roughest part of the city to get some driftwood.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

‘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

Misty rain roughed the water as waves washed over his head.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

“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

Facing fourth-and-19, he managed to convert with a completion to receiver Wan’Dale Robinson—while absorbing a roughing the passer that gave New York an additional 15 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

That jubilation didn’t last long for the Chargers, as they were flagged for roughing the punter, giving the visitors a first down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025

That's how David describes his experience of roughing it on a remote tropical beach.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025

Ahead, the Finns scuffed and sidled into Lash, roughing him up.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand