battering
Example Sentences
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The turbulence that has been battering the once-highflying private-funds business is easing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But for many investors it’s a painful time as the uber popular semiconductor sector takes a battering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
Seoul sank more than two percent, extending a downward run that saw the Kospi take a battering last week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Bison can run for hours at thirty miles per hour and use their massive, horned skulls like battering rams.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
