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This analysis revealed subtle roughness at the interfaces of these channels.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026

On the ensuing possession, Adams went to the medical tent after being hit by Panthers safety Nick Scott, who was penalized for unnecessary roughness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026

Most EV charging stocks didn’t perform very well this year, partially due to roughness in the EV market.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

In a 1919 review of a pair of books by Theodore Dreiser, Virginia Woolf issued some exquisitely backhanded praise for the Indiana-born author, whose writing, she thought, stood out for its roughness and vitality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

The clay had long since lost any feeling of roughness, but somehow he knew.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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