battered
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The rising, warming sea and ferocious winter storms have battered the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Around 90,000 properties are still without power as parts of Scotland and north England were battered by Storm Boelo over the weekend.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Storms battered northern Europe Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, disrupting travel and phone networks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early as this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
A sudden gale nearly battered Taran to the ground.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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