battering

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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

It added that he had decided to focus on battering Iran's missiles and navy, before looking to pressure Iran diplomatically to reopen the Strait.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the Infosys and Anthropic tie-up could fuel further pain for software stocks, which have taken a battering lately due to concerns about AI’s rapidly improving coding ability.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A whole hour later, tired, our knees bloody from battering them against the rocks we had to climb, we found Auk XIV.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam