rugged
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The image was taken using Psyche's multispectral imager instrument and highlights the rugged ancient terrain of the Red Planet.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
Additional reinforcements are set to arrive Wednesday, including a crew from the Chumash Fire Department and specially designed wildland fire engines, which will help increase access to rugged sections of the island.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The species grows only in rugged terrain near the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
It was a voyage that promised passengers the trip of a lifetime traversing some of the Atlantic's most rugged and untouched landscapes.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Dinwiddie needed someone rugged enough to plunge into the wilderness, yet wise enough to deal with those clever French.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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