Nokia has been pummeled by bad news.
Chicago has been pummeled by grim news.
Both polls showed Mr. Romney's favorability has been pummeled, especially among independent voters.
And while the newscast's structure has been pummeled, Ms. Couric has also endured exceptional personal scrutiny.
The most recent drug tsar, John Walters, has been pummeled by his critics for being "invisible".
The share price has been pummeled, dropping from about $19 a year ago.
One of the world's poorest, most violent countries, it has been pummeled by warring militias, famine and pirates.
The action capped a momentous week in a region that has been pummeled by a year of historic change.
And a town in eastern Kentucky has been pummeled by at least nine storms severe enough to warrant federal assistance.
And yet, our immigration system has been pummeled by record numbers of migrant families flooding the border.
Since then, the town has been pummeled in a punishing barrel bomb campaign that destroyed much of the city.
