rugged
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Now fear clouds the memories: Does the rugged, magical place of my mind’s eye still exist?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
We eventually find it, set in a rugged landscape of hills and moors, and even the steady rain can't disguise its beauty.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Today, the Ledi Geraru area is a rugged landscape of faulted badlands.
From Science Daily • May 16, 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
He was weatherworn inside and out, as taut and rugged as the horses he ran wild on the mountain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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