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batterings

noun

plural of battering

as in thrashings

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Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blows

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Two blue and yellow humanoid robots attempted to beat each other up with punches twice as hard as Mike Tyson’s.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
For Villa, there were mitigating circumstances in this latest defeat by Glasner, yet the worry is they are still being caught with the same punches.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of punches

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Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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In the alternative dining venue Colonnade, breakfasts and lunches are buffets with an impressive variety of dishes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
In Dearborn Heights, adjacent to the city of Dearborn, Nuts Now is a literal candy store, serving buffets of sweets and snacks that are a part of a larger conversation in the social sphere.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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