battering

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Firemen could be seen smashing in a window with battering rams and helping people climb out from inside in videos shared on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

EsDeeKid’s terse, battering sound is a world away from that of Dean and Spiro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Investors have enjoyed a broadly positive few days, which have provided some much-needed stability after last week's upheaval that saw assets from gold and silver to stocks and bitcoin taking a battering.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady