hammered

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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 AI “scare trade” hammered software names and professional-services companies earlier this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

McIlroy, with the adrenaline pumping, hammered his tee shot on the 170-yard par three 16th beyond the pin and off the back of the green.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Equity markets, which have been hammered since the war broke out on February 28, extended the week's gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It was a very beautiful thing, this Golden Ticket, having been made, so it seemed, from a sheet of pure gold hammered out almost to the thinness of paper.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl