battering
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So they had; and so they did the transcontinental, battering it through the high passes of the Sierra Nevada and then, far more quickly, hurrying toward the head of the Union Pacific’s tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"I don't think I've ever used a battering ram," Lycett reflected.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The season premiere opened Saturday with Ramy Youssef reprising his role as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, delivering an update on the nor’easter battering the East Coast before James Austin Johnson’s Trump arrived unexpectedly.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Chip and memory stocks are rising, having taken a battering earlier this week due to calls for an AI slowdown.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
I had read about sieges like this in my English history book, but in ancient days soldiers had worn armor and ridden horseback and used battering rams against the city walls.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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