battering
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Jerome Powell said he would remain on the Fed’s board after Kevin Warsh becomes chair for a yet-to-be-determined interval amid concerns that legal attacks “are battering the institution.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“I worry that these attacks are battering the institution and putting at risk the thing that really matters to the public, the ability to conduct monetary policy without any consideration of political factors,” Powell said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Firemen could be seen smashing in a window with battering rams and helping people climb out from inside in videos shared on social media.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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