buffeted

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Mr. Popkin shows how the abolitionist cause was buffeted by power struggles in Continental France—sometimes advanced by the currents of ideological debate, sometimes hindered or sidelined—to emerge precariously triumphant in 1794.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Is this a particularly turbulent moment in British history that has left leaders buffeted by events?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

And they have come to a private-credit market recently buffeted by a record number of redemption requests from investors, many of whom are nervous about the loans those funds hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“The economy will continue to be buffeted by swings and shocks, but underlying activity will be anything but stagnant,” Pearce notes.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

As he knocked he got the weirdest notion: that he was being buffeted by black wings, as if an enormous crow was flying through him, out into the hall and the world beyond.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman