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A women's rough sleeping census carried out by two charities - Solace Women's Aid and the Single Homeless Project - found that 1,406 women had slept rough in the previous three months.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"Shane's empathy for people sleeping rough in Dublin was well known," the charity's CEO Catherine Kenny said.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“This whole industry across housing has just been hit pretty rough in 2025,” he notes, adding that the stocks typically perform well in the late autumn as investors look ahead to the spring season.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
And mind you, I’m very rough in my day-to-day life.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
If you think turbulence is rough in a jetliner going 720 kph, just imagine what it's like at 28,000 kph.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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