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Recent Examples of batten
An official with Smit Salvage, which is part of the salvage team led by TMC Marine, told CNN that the hatches appear open, meaning the crew may not have battened them down as the storm approached.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.
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Natalie Berg,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
All the Valkyries could do was batten down the hatches and try to ride out Assumption's storm.
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J.l. Kirven,
The Courier-Journal,
25 Oct. 2022
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.
—
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.
—
Natalie Berg,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
All the Valkyries could do was batten down the hatches and try to ride out Assumption's storm.
—
J.l. Kirven,
The Courier-Journal,
25 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten
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The image showed Robinson gazing at the camera, dressed in circular statement earrings and a bandana print blouse buttoned to the top.
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Styling wise, let the shirt have a moment—think halfway buttoned with a statement necklace peeking out, or wrapped around your waist for a finishing touch.
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Search ahead, especially before entering expensive corridors, remote areas or tourist towns where fuel prices fatten up like raccoons behind a diner.
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But the rules are written as if to fatten the wallets of the hospital and insurance giants — while the taxpayers and employers eat the costs.
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They are affixed to the inky blue background, yet its maker(s), who apparently stitched each luminary on by hand, failed to catch all the edges on many of the stars – leaving another clue.
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On Saturday morning, those handmade signs were gone, some of the tape used to affix them still in place.
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Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Technicians seated along an assembly line were fastening artificial tendons to the fingers to link them with actuators in the wrist.
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The top featured a corset bodice with lace fastening in the back in red, blue and white stripes.
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There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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Look at Chegg, which had no buyout and no leverage to pin it on.
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The new fault rules add another layer of complexity, since rideshare company insurers may seek to pin more than 50% of the blame on the other driver to avoid paying a claim.
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The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.
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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
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“Batten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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