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But as afternoon winds whipped up and the seas grew rough, the boat took on water as they returned to shore and began to sink about 600 yards off Alcatraz Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

A rally in tech stocks led U.S. indexes higher, bringing some relief to investors after a rough stretch marked by inflation worries, an interest-rate hike, and an ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the occupied West Bank's arid region of Masafer Yatta, Emar made a smooth concrete floor on two caves' rough limestone ground before applying a white limewash on the brittle stone walls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

September is historically a bad month for stocks, and Septembers during midterm election years have a reputation for being particularly rough, said Hardika Singh, a strategist at Fundstrat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Star was licking Rowan's cheeks and forehead with her rough, cool tongue.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

My cancer was more treatable, although the cure was much rougher than hers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

Add it all up, and the economy is poised for a rougher ride at least through the early summer.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Finally, they are making their way back on shore where, unfortunately, a lot of them are already dead or dying as they approach the coastlines and get into rougher coastal waters."

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Not like here, where the streets were getting more crowded and rougher all the time.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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

But finally we found the place—an Irish pub, as seedy as the roughest ones on the backstreets of Galway.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

‘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

Now, once again, India’s corporate champion has been roughed up.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Everyone looked to be fine, not tied up or roughed up.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

“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

After the Bruins committed a false start, edge rusher Kechaun Bennett was called for roughing the passer and targeting, leading to his ejection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025

That's how David describes his experience of roughing it on a remote tropical beach.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025

Moon Orchid was eager to work, roughing it in the wilderness.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston