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

Estée Lauder shares have also taken a battering lately.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Few players score two equalisers at the Nou Camp yet end up on the receiving end of a 7-2 battering like a stunned Anthony Elanga did.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They had outgunned Scotland, routing them at the breakdown, stifling their lethal runners, battering them in the collisions.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

No doubt the mice would be interested to learn of his scheme to attack the main gate with a battering ram.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques