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But it is also the quieter skill of noticing when the building is complete and putting down the hammer.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Archaeologists have identified a prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone that dates back almost 500,000 years.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Those were the prized possessions that three America's Got Talent judges watched a former Blue Peter presenter appear to smash with a hammer.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Thor then makes the former Captain America take hold of his hammer, Mjölnir, to prove his identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The hammer fell and struck the percussion cap.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

“You think you’re going to go there and the hammers and the screwdrivers will still be hanging on the wall?” he asked her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

More recently, the stock has been building a base near its rising 50-week SMA, with higher lows reinforced by bullish hammers and a harami between May and July 2024, followed by a doji in October.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Among the works is a giant dinosaur fossil made from hammers, knives and spanners, a snake made from an old bicycle chain and a bull's nostrils formed from a vintage gas mask.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

When they were pulled the bells would rock back and forth, causing the hammers inside to hit the sides of the bells.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

Last year, for example, at his Miami waterfront estate, Witkoff hammered out a plan with Russia’s Dmitriev for $300 billion in joint Russia–U.S. investment projects—which would come to fruition after some possible future peace.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

“We’ve been hammered by rate increases for years,” said Danny Veseth of Milwaukee, Wis. “Leaner means increased affordability.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

However, the company's shares tumbled around seven percent in early trade, dragging the Kospi index down five percent and deepening a rout that has hammered the market for the past two weeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Then Merrill hammered a fastball over the plate for a solo homer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

And then a fist hammered on the door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Tuesday's hammering followed a bleak day on Wall Street, where the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 2.2 percent as Sandisk tanked 11 percent, while Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia gave up around five percent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Back in 1974, when known as Zaire, their three group defeats included a 9-0 hammering by Yugoslavia.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

April’s reading was the lowest since May 2020, a time when pandemic lockdowns were hammering German businesses and consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Through Cavern Hole he clattered in the darkness, stumbling and tripping over furniture, his heart hammering loudly and legs pumping like twin pistons.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques