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batten

[bat-n] / ˈbæt n /




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The team revived original furnishings and interior and exterior walls, while constructing a new ADA-compliant Victorian carpenter gothic cottage with stylish board and batten siding, modeled after a 19th-century Sears kit house.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It may not even slow rates of saving at all, since amid slowing economic growth and mounting pessimism, households have plenty of other reasons to batten down their financial hatches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

So regardless of what Nvidia says Wednesday, investors don’t have to batten down the hatches just yet.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

“If it’s a slower season, we batten the hatches and weather the storm,” Allen told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Nov. 8, 2025

Ma headed out to bring in the other animals and batten down the house.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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