he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart took a beating and ended up in second place
Recent Examples on the WebQB Joe Burrow took a beating last season but nearly won the Super Bowl in just his second season. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022 Markets took a beating last week — and that's not necessarily a bad thing, according to one Fed official. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Gopuff had planned to go public this year but put off listing as the market slid and tech stocks took a beating. Preetika Rana, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Its stock took a beating, plummeting from an all-time high of $83.11 last September to $11.91 in mid-June. Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 28 July 2022 Venom and its sequel were box office hits, but each took a beating from critics. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 July 2022 Fourth, my picks are all shares that took a beating in the recent selloff that isn’t justified by their fundamentals. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 July 2022 While no serious injuries were reported, Magna’s historic downtown took a beating, with brick facades and parapets tumbling onto the sidewalks. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022 The theatrical business took a beating during COVID, even as streaming services surged. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"