battered
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They crushed Lamar 19-6 on Saturday and then battered Texas State.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The administration is pushing to revitalize Venezuela’s battered economy, taking control of Venezuela’s oil exports and closely managing how money is distributed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
US consumer inflation in April came in at 3.8 percent, a three-year high, with American households battered by years of above-expected price increases since the pandemic.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Shares of Figma, which have been heavily battered since the company’s public listing last year, have risen 14% since last Thursday.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Next, he retrieved from his coat his battered pocket chess set—all the little pieces lined up in their respective slots, ready to go to war.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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