rugged
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Among the region's top predators are pit vipers adapted to life in rugged mountain environments, though scientists have historically studied them very little in the Himalayas.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
According to legend, it took rough and rugged characters to tame the early American frontier: men like Daniel Boone, the trailblazer, or Mike Fink, the brawling river boatman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
This is the start of a rugged seven-game stretch for the Chargers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
At other times, she has worn leather jackets, "clothing that is both strong in impression and casual" which would be suitable for visiting "relatively rough or rugged locations" such as military bases, noted Cheong.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The Stinkpit, a rugged sprawl of collapsing tenement buildings adjacent to the Claw, probably wasn’t any safer.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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