ough

• The Mirror says: "The combination -ough can be pronounced in 9 different ways", and goes on to give a sentence as an example.
• Arabella fixed Viscount Pilbor-ough with pleading eyes. —  Stephanie Laurens - Four In Hand
• It resulted in ough, let alone writer and ri der (the pair cited in all introductory books on phonetics) becoming homonyms pairwise, while many people believe that deep-seated means deep-seeded. —  OUPblog
• How does that gell with the infamous "ough" words. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
• Yip! Yee-ough I am deeply conscious of my own unworthiness and not insensible to the fact that the gods have singled me out for special favor Any reference to the gods was considered a mark of learning and eloquence, so Symes's humble admission was loudly applauded Love, the Wise Ones say, 'is blind.' —  The Lady Doc

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