buffeted

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“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

In his article for the Guardian newspaper, Sir Keir said Britain had been "buffeted by crises for nearly two decades", citing the 2008 financial crash, Brexit and Covid.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A small open economy, New Zealand is often buffeted badly at times of elevated global uncertainty as it was a year ago when U.S. tariff policies upset international supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Icefalls glittered in the sun below them as a hard breeze buffeted their faces.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong