buffeting

Example Sentences

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India’s prime minister has urged locals to stop buying gold for a year, an appeal aimed at defending the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as geopolitical headwinds keep buffeting the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

The tragedy began on Sunday night with violent storms buffeting the boats here.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

Near the sheer stone front of the generating station, a zeppelin slowed to a hover in the buffeting wind.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman