battering

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The meeting has been billed as a chance to show how climate change is battering the South Pacific.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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