battering
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Hong Kong also dived more than three percent, with NetEase and Tencent taking a battering, while Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com were also weighed by government calls for tighter quality standards.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The physical damage can be quickly repaired, but the country's reputation as a safe haven of stability is taking a battering.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The season premiere opened Saturday with Ramy Youssef reprising his role as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, delivering an update on the nor’easter battering the East Coast before James Austin Johnson’s Trump arrived unexpectedly.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Discovery could lead to massive job losses, battering an already fragile L.A. entertainment economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Fujiko had imagined, shutting her eyes, that the sandstorm battering the bus was the rain of home.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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