battering

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On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

I liked the way Arsenal responded to their setback against Wolves by battering Spurs.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Fears that AI could replace traditional software companies spread across the market, battering shares in firms that build, license or invest in software systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, the Infosys and Anthropic tie-up could fuel further pain for software stocks, which have taken a battering lately due to concerns about AI’s rapidly improving coding ability.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A whole hour later, tired, our knees bloody from battering them against the rocks we had to climb, we found Auk XIV.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam