battering

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Lyndon Dykes is a battering ram, but Gabriel and Marquinhos have seen his sort before in their storied careers.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

German chemical company Evonik said Thursday that it would cut 3,200 jobs, or around 10 percent of its workforce, by 2029 as a crisis battering the energy-intensive industry accelerates.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“I’m worried that these attacks are battering the institution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Fujiko had imagined, shutting her eyes, that the sandstorm battering the bus was the rain of home.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson