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Again, Republicans would have voters believe that federal housing resources go to 1950s-style projects in rough urban neighborhoods, and that apprenticeships are giveaways to failing urban schools.
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Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Lady Godiva was found in rough shape in Charlotte County, Virginia.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Therefore, my second-biggest concentration is in health-care stocks, because the health sector usually holds up pretty well in rough markets.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Some of your fellow campers’ sites are in rough shape.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 June 2025
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Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Lady Godiva was found in rough shape in Charlotte County, Virginia.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Therefore, my second-biggest concentration is in health-care stocks, because the health sector usually holds up pretty well in rough markets.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Some of your fellow campers’ sites are in rough shape.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 June 2025
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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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