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batten

[bat-n] / ˈbæt n /




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Stay safe this weekend and batten down the hatches.

From MarketWatch Jan. 24, 2026

Banks have looked to batten down the hatches in response.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

Warning signs such as these can cause investors to think it’s time to sell bonds and batten down the hatches.

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

The prime minister will be wanting to "get things sorted out, batten down the hatches and get things moving forward," Baroness Harman said.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2024

That no one could have understood that they would be the target of monthly hurricanes pinballing up the Mississippi Alley, gunning for anything that didn’t have the sense to batten down, float, or go underground.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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