battering
Example Sentences
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Beginning with tobacco, they refitted the dusty doctrine as a battering ram and swung it at guns, lead paint, opioids and oil companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
EU leaders are struggling for consensus on how much to restrict imports that are battering their industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.
From Salon ● May 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
It smacks him like a battering ram: he shouldn’t be here.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
