battered
Example Sentences
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The town, built on unstable terrain, was battered by a powerful storm which hit southern Italy last week.
From Barron's
The regime was battered by the 12-day June war and a tightening of sanctions on its oil exports last fall.
A sprawling winter storm that battered southern, central and eastern U.S. states with heavy snow and frigid temperatures over the weekend has left several people dead and continued to snarl air travel and power grids.
The wind will also be a threat, as strong winds from Goretti and Ingrid have already battered parts of the UK this month, notably in south-west England.
From BBC
The next few weeks could also be a turning point for select software stocks, many of which have been battered recently by fears that AI could greatly disrupt their business models.
From MarketWatch
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