battering

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Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

So, Tory HQ is braced for another battering, just as they suffered last year when, as one member of the shadow cabinet admits, "we were in a total mess".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“I’m worried that these attacks are battering the institution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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

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