rugged

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Eiso Kant, another guest of Huang’s at the opera reception, is a three-time former startup founder who lives outside of Lisbon, Portugal, where he likes to go sailing along the rugged coastline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a giant spiderweb when seen from orbit may hold important evidence about the history of water on ancient Mars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The rugged individualists’ arguments run the gamut from a sincere nostalgia — many chairs designed and installed in the 20th century didn’t even have safety bars, they note — to the intentionally absurd.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A rugged, hard-tackling defender who won league titles in France, England and Spain and played 72 times for Argentina, Heinze commands instant respect on the training ground, where he works primarily with the defensive players.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

It was a small plane, the type bush pilots use to carry people over the roadless tundra and across the rugged mountains of Alaska where cars cannot go.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George