rough
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The downturn has been rough for even some of the space industry’s biggest proponents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It ignited in a rough and rugged area that’s difficult for firefighters to access, Castillo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Following the post-pandemic boom the luxury sector hit a rough patch as the Chinese market slowed and global trade being disrupted with tariff wars and now the Middle East war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The most recent official data , externalsuggests that there were around 4,800 people sleeping rough on a single night in England in 2025, up from 1,800 in 2010.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Aunt Kitty didn’t even have the spirit to scold me for my own rough language.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
They stared down presumably rougher Texas in the national semifinals and painted the floor in streaks of Longhorn and won the second-most important game of their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
We like the way it handles rougher pavement and even unpaved surfaces.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
He had expected a larger man and a rougher exterior.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
"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
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
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
“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
"I'm used to roughing it from going away with the lads climbing," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 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
“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
