battered
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Authorities have set up assistance points throughout the city's battered streets.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Amid the ruins of intense Israeli airstrikes, Lebanon’s battered Shiite community braved a volatile ceasefire to observe its most sacred annual ritual of Ashura.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
The business had been weakened by years of overbuilding, then battered by the pandemic as thousands of elderly residents died.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
The scope of the catastrophe quickly overwhelmed a country of 28 million battered by years of economic crisis and political tumult.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
It was a battered old thing topped with a cargo load almost as high as the vehicle itself, tied over with foam mattresses.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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