Buffeted

Buffeted by pounding seas and stung with flying spray, they fought a typhoon with me off the coast of Japan.

Confession 2010

Buffeted by mountains to the north and east, and absorbing winds coming from Los Angeles to the west, the Inland Empire has a geological gift for trapping particulate pollution.

The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty And The American Warehouse 2011

Buffeted by events, he looks weak, dazed and over his head.

Obama's No Good, Very Bad Week Karl Rove 2011

Buffeted by high unemployment, heavy debt loads, falling home values and high food and gas prices, these shoppers have been whipped into a permanent state of consumer caution.

Frontier of Frugality Ann Zimmerman 2011

Buffeted by economic and food crises and a pariah once again after its alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, the country is also under intense pressure from its closest ally, China, which is fearful of a complete North Korean collapse, to both introduce market reforms and make itself more accessible to the world.

North Korean elite secretly jostle for the reins of power Peter Beaumont 2010

Buffeted by that momentum, the Dow touched a three-year high before tumbling through the summer.

Dow Closes at Highest Level in Nearly 4 Years Jonathan Cheng 2012

Buffeted by high unemployment, heavy debt loads, falling home values and high food and gas prices, these shoppers have been whipped into a permanent state of caution.

This Week: The Death of Steve Jobs; Christie Says No 2011

Buffeted by volatile oil prices and capricious international sources of funding, the financial community could always point to what appeared to be permanent support for the country's leaders, as well as to low levels of sovereign debt.

Russian Election Fallout, Protests Shake Old Certainty, Spook Markets William Mauldin 2011

Buffeted by waves of anti-Washington sentiment, both Specter and Lincoln have surrendered their early advantages to Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak and Arkansas Lt. Gov.

Onetime-Longshots Sestak, Halter May Unseat Incumbent Senate Democrats 2010

GOODWYN: Buffeted from one side by party leadership intent on reform and from the other by angry Tea Party followers who saw any reform as socialist, Lincoln says she's just trying to please her constituents.

Arkansas Primary: Left Challenges Lincoln 2010