buffeted
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Since its inception with a handful of reporters, Mada has been buffeted by but survived the crackdown that has stifled nearly all local press.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
In September, high tides and powerful wave activity from Hurricane Marie buffeted the San Clemente coastline, temporarily halting Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink service after more erosion and slope damage was spotted near the train tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Treasury yields, which rise when bond prices fall, were buffeted by conflicting forces on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If bouts of rain wasn't enough, parts of southern England and Wales will be buffeted by strong winds at times too.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Every time she exhaled, we rose in the water and were buffeted by ten-foot waves.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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