Rough
Both words in one sentence
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Many little Adolphs born around then would have rough childhoods, and Germany even allowed people named Adolph to circumvent otherwise tight regulation and change their names if they wanted.
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He wrote it after his infamous car accident back in the "Why So Serious" era and said that when people listen to the song, they should hopefully be thankful if they have someone who'll be there to hold them tight during rough times.
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But the German firm only manufactures the rough blanks, and doesn't have the required personnel or materiel for precision-grinding needed to machine the glass to the extremely tight tolerances needed for telescope mirrors.
Source: Soviet Superscience
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