anvil
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They would strike the anvil as part of the wedding ceremony - a tradition which has continued to this day.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But Higginbotham recently changed his mind, buying a brand new $51,000 Jeep Wrangler in a bluish-gray color called anvil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Nomura analysts warn more drastic measures may be on the anvil.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
“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
He saw Hodor, the simple giant from the stables, carrying an anvil to Mikken's forge, hefting it onto his shoulder as easily as another man might heft a bale of hay.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Bynum uses allusions like anvils, following up that sour note by cueing the ballad “The Beast in Me” by Nick Lowe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
And as more enthusiasts join the fray, the price of anvils has risen.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
Those standards require that helmet manufacturers evaluate their product’s safety performance by dropping a helmeted dummy head made of magnesium about 6.5 feet onto a variety of steel anvils.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2023
Each stroke Wednesday night seemed a little harder until, by the end of the match, she was delivering hammers and anvils.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
He had to lean in to be heard amid the constant hammering of the anvils.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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