battered
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But drought, plague and dwindling numbers of prairie dogs, ferrets’ main food source, have battered the population on this prairie, dropping counts from 250 three years ago to roughly 50 this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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
Both stocks have been battered amid the broader selloff in power and AI-exposed names.
From MarketWatch ● 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
He stopped his team, jerked his battered old hat from his head, and waved it at me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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