battered
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Going into Nvidia’s earnings report later this month, Monaghan sees a buying opportunity given the stock has been battered.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Despite typhoon season usually peaking around September to October, this is likely to raise concerns across a region that has already been battered by back-to-back storms.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
In one of Annie Proulx’s Wyoming stories, a battered old rancher subsists on what he calls “hammer coffee”—“strong enough to dissolve the handle, float the head.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The "collapse in crude should have been rocket fuel for the battered growth trade", said SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Uncle Chester’s cabin rattled and creaked and moaned and shifted as the wind battered it again and again.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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