Example Sentences
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Software companies, whose shares were buffeted this year by concerns that new AI tools would render them obsolete, were among the best performers in the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight, working in very difficult conditions as powerful winds buffeted the eastern region bordering Germany -- with a "mini-tornado" even striking a town outside the park.
From Barron's β Aug. 20, 2026
Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 16, 2026
I am determined to rebuild our country after years of being buffeted by crises.
From BBC β Jun. 11, 2026
He's bent, with a wild thicket of white hair that looks constantly buffeted by his own personal gale-force winds.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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