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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
But would even the biggest box-office bump justify such roughshod mistreatment of primary material?
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
Austin Perry,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Even Israel’s antagonist Turkey is not happy with Hezbollah’s running roughshod over Lebanon.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
The Spurs are playing a different sport right now, a roughshod edition of basketball full of vitriol, precision and destruction.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
But would even the biggest box-office bump justify such roughshod mistreatment of primary material?
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
For the entire month of June, one team has run roughshod over Major League Baseball, being nearly unbeatable at home and surging in the playoff standings in the process.
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Austin Perry,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Even Israel’s antagonist Turkey is not happy with Hezbollah’s running roughshod over Lebanon.
—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughshod. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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