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“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
My baby needs to figure out how to endure two minutes of boredom without a screen, even if her flailing is rough in the short term.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024
The run was rough, in part, because of how dramatically the landscape had changed in the six years he'd been away from Broadway.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024
Our fingers, loosely woven a moment ago, now clutch together, her palm tacky with moisture, mine rough in places where I have grabbed too many handles on too many moving trains.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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