rugged
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“Firefighters on the ground are experiencing some extremely steep and rugged terrain mixed with hot, dry temperatures and winds that are pretty variable,” Cal Fire Battalian Chief Josh Silveira said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Taiwan, once widely known as Formosa, conceals a remarkable natural world within its steep and rugged interior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Zhang attributes biking's popularity in the city to the prevalence of manufacturers, the rugged terrain, and bad traffic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Richards sometimes spent days without leaving the studio, a wily guitar wonk dreaming up rugged riffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
While providing a small average slope into the crater, the ramp itself was rugged and bitterly uneven.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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