roughness
Example Sentences
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"There is no wear, no surface roughness and no direct contact. Dissipation is generated solely by collective magnetic rearrangements."
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Most EV charging stocks didn’t perform very well this year, partially due to roughness in the EV market.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
He drew seven fines last season and has been fined three times this season for a total of $34,784 for unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness violations.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
Later that same season, Johnston reeled in a high-difficulty laser from Herbert to convert a 3rd-and-16 against the Kansas City Chiefs, hanging onto the ball despite absorbing a hit that was flagged for unnecessary roughness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
A wild-eyed girl whose skull was weirdly plastered with yellow clay to give it the roughness of oak bark.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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