battering

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On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Estée Lauder shares have also taken a battering lately.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

EsDeeKid’s terse, battering sound is a world away from that of Dean and Spiro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, the Infosys and Anthropic tie-up could fuel further pain for software stocks, which have taken a battering lately due to concerns about AI’s rapidly improving coding ability.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Perhaps it was just the sea’s waves battering the island, but Hazel didn’t think so.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan