rugged
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It is rich with wildlife including puffins and seals and its rugged landscape makes for breathtaking views.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Outside of tourism and picking matsutake mushrooms, there are few other sources of wealth in this rugged, historically impoverished corner of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Researchers encountered the snails at several locations while working in the region's rugged mountain terrain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Despite steep, rugged terrain making operations difficult, firefighters have reached 83% containment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It curved around rugged reefs and rolled over sandy slopes.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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