batten
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Stay safe this weekend and batten down the hatches.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
Banks have looked to batten down the hatches in response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Warning signs such as these can cause investors to think it’s time to sell bonds and batten down the hatches.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
He added that the threat level meant the poultry industry needed to "batten the hatches down, review their biosecurity and redouble their efforts".
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
You’re doing the Castros a disservice, particularly Mrs. Castro, who is worrying after her daughter 24-7, in prescribing this under siege, batten down the hatches mentality.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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