rugged
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At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The mountainous terrain is rugged and covered by thick bush.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region's rugged terrain over the past seven months, pouring resources into one of Australia's largest manhunts.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
And even if rugged individualism was his brand, he still existed in a world that defined him and which is largely left on the margins here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Born on March 15, 1767, in a rugged cabin near Waxhaw Creek, a border area between North and South Carolina, he grew up in a rough-and-tumble frontier of hardship and war.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing rugged
Where the Red Fern Grows
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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