battered
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They crushed Lamar 19-6 on Saturday and then battered Texas State.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Software stocks were battered earlier in the year as investors fretted that AI would take market share from software-as-a-service providers.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The plan collapsed after a pair of devastating hurricanes battered the region in the fall of 2024, delaying the votes to proceed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
US consumer inflation in April came in at 3.8 percent, a three-year high, with American households battered by years of above-expected price increases since the pandemic.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
He pushes up the brim of a battered hat with a hand missing three of its fingers.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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