batten

Example Sentences

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She said he battened onto “clichés, stock phrases” and the slogans of the Nazi state.

From Salon

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

From Barron's

So regardless of what Nvidia says Wednesday, investors don’t have to batten down the hatches just yet.

From Barron's

“If it’s a slower season, we batten the hatches and weather the storm,” Allen told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

He added that the threat level meant the poultry industry needed to "batten the hatches down, review their biosecurity and redouble their efforts".

From BBC