battered
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Mr. Gates’s reputation has been battered in recent years by personal and public embarrassments, but he does a service to come forward and is right in his warnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
They warned Tuesday afternoon that the storm could bring further flooding to Southern California’s already battered coastline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Excellent. Can you…” My aunt runs into her bedroom, then emerges with a battered paperback book. “…return this to Angelina? That’s Emma’s mom. We’re in a book club together.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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"My Papa's Waltz"
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