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rougher

[ruhf-er] / ˈrʌf ər /






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But in a 1989 profile by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, he has frizzy hair and rougher features.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The U.S. labor market is ending 2025 on a sour note, with higher unemployment and shrinking wage growth, a dynamic that could potentially set up an even rougher 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

We like the way it handles rougher pavement and even unpaved surfaces.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

"Both tech workers and admin workers - they're in a rougher job market than they were in a couple years ago," Mr Frank said.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Dale described the fog again and said he guessed it was as thick as it gets, and Leonard, agreeing, said he remembered one last year at Elliot Head in rougher seas—a bad scene, he’d added.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson