anvil
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The balls, which were delivered directly from the manufacturer to the officiating crew before each game, could be so stiff that kickers felt like they were driving their foot into an anvil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Domestically, Modi has announced some help for struggling exporters and there are tax cuts on the anvil to mitigate the impact on exports.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
“Being back in the studio helps give me a sense of normalcy,” Berkofsky said as he hammered the red-hot Damascus steel on an anvil.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
The study used data from a decades-long database of video footage depicting wild chimpanzees in the Bossou forest, Guinea, where chimps were recorded cracking hard-shelled nuts using a hammer and anvil stones.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
The smile fell off Rachel’s face like an anvil.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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