buffeted

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In a country where lives have long been buffeted by crises, it is a snapshot of a people just trying to get through the day while their future hangs on forces beyond their control.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The economy will continue to be buffeted by swings and shocks, but underlying activity will be anything but stagnant,” Pearce notes.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"London has been buffeted by economic headwinds - we've had the war in Ukraine, Brexit, the pandemic, but also some issues specifically affecting the whole house-building sector in London," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Wolf took up the howl, and their piercing cries buffeted the ravine -back and forth, back and forth through the Mountains.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver