buffeted
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Marooned on the backbenches, Rayner could only watch on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was buffeted by a leadership crisis - and governed without her.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Easter Road basked not just in the sunshine but in the anxiety of their guests, the unspeakable horror of having their league dream buffeted by their greatest rivals.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
And they have come to a private-credit market recently buffeted by a record number of redemption requests from investors, many of whom are nervous about the loans those funds hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“The economy will continue to be buffeted by swings and shocks, but underlying activity will be anything but stagnant,” Pearce notes.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The sea, inches beneath me yet too far for my eyes, buffeted the raft.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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