battered
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Another day of danger beckons for this battered European metropolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Warmer seas help spawn Pacific hurricanes, which have already battered Hawai‘i this year. As I write this, rhyming storms named Polo and Nolo threaten to bring flooding to Hawai‘i and Mexico.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Footage shot up and down the US east coast showed seaside homes battered by large waves while kayakers paddled through flooded city streets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He stopped his team, jerked his battered old hat from his head, and waved it at me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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