battered
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Despite more than four years of war, and battered by sanctions, Russia is still standing.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"For the next week we just had tuna every day, it was a bit like Forrest Gump and the shrimp, we had curried tuna, fried tuna, battered tuna, beer-battered tuna, raw tuna."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Los Angeles in 2026 has been scarred by destructive wildfires, battered by the slowdown in the entertainment industry and its urban core is still struggling to rebound from the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Software stocks were battered earlier in the year as investors fretted that AI would take market share from software-as-a-service providers.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Since the Fischers didn’t own a piano, Nigro began giving Bobby accordion lessons, lending him a somewhat battered “twelve-bass” instrument so he could practice at home.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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