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The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
After that came statewide campaigns in rough and tumble Florida politics, with Ms. Wiles being credited with helping businessman Rick Scott win the governor’s office.
—Meg Kinnard, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
The next morning, Eric gets to the floor in rough shape.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.
—Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
After that came statewide campaigns in rough and tumble Florida politics, with Ms. Wiles being credited with helping businessman Rick Scott win the governor’s office.
—Meg Kinnard, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2024
The next morning, Eric gets to the floor in rough shape.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.
—Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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