battered
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Pleasanton, Calif.-based Workday’s stock, which is down about 40% this year, has been battered by investor fears that artificial intelligence chatbots and large language models will make conventional business software obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Shares of Figma, which have been heavily battered since the company’s public listing last year, have risen 14% since last Thursday.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
In 1996, Hurricane Lili caused a storm to move from the Atlantic to Porlock Bay, where it battered the shore, changing the appearance and nature of the coast itself.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The software stock has been battered by industrywide fears of AI disruption and was a victim of a broader selloff gripping the IT services sector.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
I don’t know where she’d met up with them, or how she’d convinced them to follow her, but the warrior girl from the Ridge battered fetterlings with grim determination.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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