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[ruhg-id] / ˈrʌg ɪd /






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On May 28, GoPro announced that its new Mission 1 line of products was available, describing the series as "the world's smallest, lightest, and most rugged 8K and 4K Open Gate cinema cameras."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Now fear clouds the memories: Does the rugged, magical place of my mind’s eye still exist?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The species grows only in rugged terrain near the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Still, it wasn’t hard to look at that long, lean body and wonder if it was rugged enough for the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Ang Dorje hailed from Pangboche, an aggregation of stonewalled houses and terraced potato fields clinging to a rugged hillside at 13,000 feet.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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