battering
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Hong Kong also dived more than three percent, with NetEase and Tencent taking a battering, while Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com were also weighed by government calls for tighter quality standards.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
A record-shattering hurricane season in the eastern Pacific has been battering Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing death and destruction to states including Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Baja California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The physical damage can be quickly repaired, but the country's reputation as a safe haven of stability is taking a battering.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
What’s different, now, is that other automakers in the U.S. are largely frozen in place after taking a battering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
With hoofs battering the ground the stallion appeared and charged down the hill trailing a broken halter rope.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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