battering
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Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"I don't think I've ever used a battering ram," Lycett reflected.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The season premiere opened Saturday with Ramy Youssef reprising his role as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, delivering an update on the nor’easter battering the East Coast before James Austin Johnson’s Trump arrived unexpectedly.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
US tech and chip giants including Nvidia, Intel, Micron, and Broadcom took a battering, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Perhaps it was just the sea’s waves battering the island, but Hazel didn’t think so.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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