battering
Example Sentences
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The ongoing investigations are a worry for investors, but so is the tech selloff that is battering the broader market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Internet access took a battering ram to information’s door, sending dizzying amounts of data our way overnight.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
So, Tory HQ is braced for another battering, just as they suffered last year when, as one member of the shadow cabinet admits, "we were in a total mess".
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Jerome Powell said he would remain on the Fed’s board after Kevin Warsh becomes chair for a yet-to-be-determined interval amid concerns that legal attacks “are battering the institution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
‘Lock the door, and don’t open it to anyone today, not even if they bring a battering ram.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
