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    adj.AdjectiveSubject to repeated blows (e.g. by wind or waves)
    The giant waves buffeted the ship all day long
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo apply repeated blows to something e.g. by wind
    The wind buffeted the drone

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    France’s Macron calls snap election after far-right surge in EU parliament votes

    02:53France’s Macron calls snap election after far-right surge in EU parliament votes
    • Europeans are feeling buffeted by war, by increasing migration, and an inflationary economy.

      Europeans are feeling buffeted by war, by increasing migration, and an inflationary economy.

    • Europeans are feeling buffeted by war, by increasing migration and an inflationary economy.

      Europeans are feeling buffeted by war, by increasing migration and an inflationary economy.

    B1

    Stories from the Bunkhouse (Ep. 21) | Yellowstone | Paramount Network

    11:56Stories from the Bunkhouse (Ep. 21) | Yellowstone | Paramount Network
    • If he's always getting buffeted around by these powerful other forces.

      If he's always getting buffeted around by these powerful other forces.

    • I think he's always getting buffeted around by these powerful other forces.

      I think he's always getting buffeted around by these powerful other forces.

    B1

    Piglet Does A Very Grand Thing - read by me, StoryTime Sammy @storytimesammy

    15:49Piglet Does A Very Grand Thing - read by me, StoryTime Sammy @storytimesammy
    • an 'I can't hear'." By the time they got to Kanga's house, they were so buffeted that they stayed to lunch.

      an 'I can't hear'." By the time they got to Kanga's house, they were so buffeted that they stayed to lunch.

    • By the time they got to Kanga's house, they were so buffeted that they stayed to lunch.

      By the time they got to Kanga's house, they were so buffeted that they stayed to lunch.

    B2

    Davos 2012 - Lee Hsien-Loong - The Outlook for East Asia

    27:51Davos 2012 - Lee Hsien-Loong - The Outlook for East Asia
    • You have to find a direction and find your the best do the best you can to try and maintain that direction, however you are buffeted.

      You have to find a direction and find your the best do the best you can to try and maintain that direction, however you are buffeted.

    • however you're buffeted.

      however you're buffeted.

    B1

    ArtSleuth 1 : VAN GOGH - The Starry Night (final version) - MOMA

    12:56ArtSleuth 1 : VAN GOGH - The Starry Night (final version) - MOMA
    • and this nondescript provincial village acquires mythical status as a sublime fixed point in a world rocked and buffeted by the swirling currents of modernity.

      and this nondescript provincial village acquires mythical status as a sublime fixed point in a world rocked and buffeted by the swirling currents of modernity.

    • as a sublime fixed point in a world rocked and buffeted by the swirling currents of modernity.

      as a sublime fixed point in a world rocked and buffeted by the swirling currents of modernity.

    B2

    Our Atmosphere is Escaping!

    02:17Our Atmosphere is Escaping!
    • Mars, for example, has no protective magnetic field, so what little atmosphere it does have is constantly buffeted and ripped away by the solar wind.

      Mars, for example, has no protective magnetic field, so what little atmosphere it does have is constantly buffeted and ripped away by the solar wind.

    • buffeted and ripped away by the solar wind. Even with its protective bubble, Earth is

      buffeted and ripped away by the solar wind. Even with its protective bubble, Earth is

    B2

    Cape Town Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

    17:49Cape Town Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
    • For decades, Cape Town has been buffeted, too, by the crosswinds of social upheaval.

      For decades, Cape Town has been buffeted, too, by the crosswinds of social upheaval.

    • For decades, Cape Town has been buffeted too,

      For decades, Cape Town has been buffeted too,

    B2

    Why Do Governments Fail?

    20:40Why Do Governments Fail?
    • And the target set of well below 2 degrees of warming and striving for 1.5 was a better target than we've had up to now and will save countries from going underwater, will keep African countries from being so buffeted by drought and flooding that it undermines government.

      And the target set of well below 2 degrees of warming and striving for 1.5 was a better target than we've had up to now and will save countries from going underwater, will keep African countries from being so buffeted by drought and flooding that it undermines government.

    • from being so buffeted by draught and flooding

      from being so buffeted by draught and flooding

    B1

    PLATO ON: The Forms

    03:59PLATO ON: The Forms
    • Similarly, having a form of education in mind is going to be very useful for the teacher, it'll stop her being buffeted by events and day-to-day pressures.

      Similarly, having a form of education in mind is going to be very useful for the teacher, it'll stop her being buffeted by events and day-to-day pressures.

    • It'll stop her being buffeted by events and day-to-day pressures; she'll be able to keep in mind where, ideally, she should be going.

      It'll stop her being buffeted by events and day-to-day pressures; she'll be able to keep in mind where, ideally, she should be going.

    B1

    THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION - FULL AudioBook by Theron Q. Dumont - Self Help & Inspirational

    13:22THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION - FULL AudioBook by Theron Q. Dumont - Self Help & Inspirational
    • and are buffeted around by them like waves of the ocean tossing a piece of wood.

      and are buffeted around by them like waves of the ocean tossing a piece of wood.

    • and are buffeted around by them like waves of the ocean tossing a piece of wood.

      and are buffeted around by them like waves of the ocean tossing a piece of wood.

    B1