battering
Britishnoun
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Discovery could lead to massive job losses, battering an already fragile L.A. entertainment economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Earlier this year, fears that AI developers and labs would suck the value out of software, data, legal services and more erupted in the equity markets, battering software stocks, including ServiceNow’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Bank has lowered its 2026 global growth forecast to its lowest level since the pandemic, with the economic fallout of the Iran war battering countries around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The masonry of the doorway was constructed with deep slots in it, in which heavy beams ran to and fro— heavy enough to withstand a battering ram.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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