battered
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The UK will continue to be battered by strong winds and heavy rain over the weekend as Storm Boelo follows on the heels of Storm Austen.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As the big freeze approaches again, Ukraine is racing to make sufficient repairs to the battered grid in time.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Despite remaining offshore, Hurricane Simon battered Mexico's Pacific coast with powerful winds and flooding.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The increased costs force investors, already battered by the recent turbulence in global bond markets, to be more careful with one of the safest asset classes available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Thornton was himself bruised and battered, and he went carefully over Buck’s body, when he had been brought around, finding three broken ribs.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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