hammered

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The result was a selloff in both stocks and bonds that hammered investors.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Private credit—a sector hammered recently by concerns about bad loans—provided an unexpected bright spot, as the firm raised more than $15 billion for the asset class during the quarter, said Chief Financial Officer Robert Lewin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The sector continues to be hammered by fears that AI tools will take market share of the enterprise software market.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Then the climate got warmer, and along came Hurricane Irma in 2017, which hammered the Ridge.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Using a gangplank hastily hammered together from wooden boards, refugees from Da Nang disembark from the US Military Sealift Command ship Pioneer Contender at Cam Ranh Bay 1975.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge