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It started out rough, with several calls being dropped before everyone realized that even phone directions for public comment needed to be translated before people start providing public comments.

AFRICAN COMMUNITIES WARN LANGUAGE ISSUES COULD SHUT THEM OUT OF REDISTRICTINGMAYA SRIKRISHNANFEBRUARY 10, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

It’s been a rough road so far, but if there is one brightening light at the end of the tunnel, it’s that vaccinations are continuing to push forward.

WHY SOUTH AFRICA STOPPED USING THE ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINERAHUL RAOFEBRUARY 8, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

While the fidelity and speed of the system are still a long way from those achieved by state-of-the-art devices, a lot of this is down to the rough and ready experimental setup the researchers used and should be possible to improve on.

CONNECTING DISTANT QUBITS JUST BROUGHT DISTRIBUTED QUANTUM COMPUTING CLOSEREDD GENTFEBRUARY 8, 2021SINGULARITY HUB

Planes couldn’t fly that morning because of weather, and the water was rough.

HOW IS ALASKA LEADING THE NATION IN VACCINATING RESIDENTS? WITH BOATS, FERRIES, PLANES AND SNOWMOBILES.CATHY FREEFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

McIlroy did not call an official after checking on his ball in the rough Saturday at the 18th hole.

RORY MCILROY, PATRICK REED SITUATIONS NOW APPEAR VERY DIFFERENT WITH NEW INFORMATION FROM PGA TOURDES BIELERFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

As Beal said, it was important for the Wizards to see that type of win after a rough stretch with a shorthanded roster last week prompted soul-searching comments from Beal, Brooks and Westbrook alike.

RUSSELL WESTBROOK, FINALLY HEALTHY, IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE HIMSELF AGAINAVA WALLACEFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

That’s the part where my passion lies — finding the diamond in the rough.

FROM TICKET SALES TO THE FRONT OFFICE: HOW AMBER NICHOLS BECAME THE G LEAGUE’S SECOND FEMALE GMAVA WALLACEJANUARY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POST

So they had a really rough time at home and a really rough way to go.

THE STORY BEHIND BIG FREEDIA’S BREAKOUT BEYONCÉ SAMPLEDANIEL MALLOYJANUARY 27, 2021OZY

He wrote the pilot episode, envisioned the rough-around-the-edges look of the early set and helped create core characters.

50 YEARS LATER, ‘THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK’ IS STILL SELLING — AND INSPIRING AUTHORSDANNY FREEDMANJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Local news outlets like the Monitor-News were in rough shape even before the pandemic.

COVID-19 IS RAVAGING LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR MISINFORMATION TO SPREADTARA LAWJANUARY 22, 2021TIME

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