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
A record-shattering hurricane season in the eastern Pacific has been battering Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing death and destruction to states including Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Baja California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
"I don't think I've ever used a battering ram," Lycett reflected.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
I dressed quickly, something stronger than butterflies battering recklessly against the walls of my stomach, my argument with Mike already a distant memory.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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