in the rough
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After a commercial with the equipment giant Callaway generated widespread backlash, the hyper popular media and apparel company found itself in the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
But growing up in the rough East London neighborhood of Plaistow, Grede was broke, the daughter of a struggling single mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
"My only hope is if he doesn't set his alarm or he somehow starts hitting in the rough on the back nine maybe," Dahmen told PGA Golf.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Certain items may be overvalued, while others may be the proverbial diamonds in the rough.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 26, 2025
How many other diamonds in the rough were there? he wondered.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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