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buffeted

  • past participle
    of buffet.
    buffet
  • past tense form
    of buffet.
    buffet

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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 ● 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 ● Aug. 20, 2026

Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

I am determined to rebuild our country after years of being buffeted by crises.

From BBC ● 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