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Two approaches with a similar conclusion The challenge of studying early hominids is that specimens from that period are scarce and in rough shape.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
With 18 official sects, Lebanon employs a complex political system in which religious communities share power and government positions and seats in parliament are distributed in rough proportion to the country’s demographics.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
—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
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
With 18 official sects, Lebanon employs a complex political system in which religious communities share power and government positions and seats in parliament are distributed in rough proportion to the country’s demographics.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The kitten was in rough shape, with an eye infection, a head wound, and obvious signs of starvation.
—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
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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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