battering
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
He said in a video posted on social media that he had suspended his itinerary “to focus on the natural disaster battering the Colombian people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But for many investors it’s been a painful period, as the recently uberpopular semiconductor sector takes a battering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Jaime saw no siege towers, no battering rams, no catapults.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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