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rough

[ruhf] / rʌf /






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The data storage industry was in rough shape not long ago.

From Barron's

"I'm used to roughing it from going away with the lads climbing," he said.

From BBC

Much of the terrain can only be reached using vehicles capable of navigating rough desert paths.

From BBC

I keep thinking about that meal, especially because this year has been rough.

From Salon

"We are counting to get a rough idea of how many people support us," Jana, a first-year philosophy student, told AFP in Belgrade, while staffing one of nearly 500 stands nationwide.

From Barron's