battered
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Authorities have set up assistance points throughout the city's battered streets.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 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
Back to Charlotte, North Carolina they'll go on Thursday; battered and dazed, uncertain of their future in this tournament, if they have one.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
He wore a battered bowler hat, pulled down low over his huge toadlike eyes, and he licked his wide lips with a tongue as thick as my arm.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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