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Possessing a Roger Federer-style one-handed backhand, and a Thor-inspired hammer celebration, Balshaw announced his arrival in some style.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was a hammer meeting a nail, traveling to the run down parts of towns all over America to shore things up — to entertain rather than win over audiences.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Monique Collier, 37, a firefighter in the Washington, D.C., area, used to do 100 curls a week, but has since dropped down to 48 hammer curls once a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

And he hammered at me with a wigor only to be equalled by the wigor with which he didn’t hammer at his anwil.—You’re a listening and understanding, Pip?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

In the background, hammers and saws can be heard creating escape routes through the destruction.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But now we’ve had three visits in five years, and in my head, this hammers home the point that baseball players have nothing to gain from a visit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

“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 goldsmiths and silversmiths hammered away, with small hammers, at gold leaf.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The coast could be particularly hammered if the exceptionally high king tides coincide with strong winter storms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The details would be hammered out back in Washington, the people said.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Wall Street has hammered those stocks this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even though “housing demand is being hammered, housing supply is also weak,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

My heart hammered at the thought of cars whizzing by her.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Tech firms took a hammering on Tuesday amid concerns about China's progress in developing AI chips and following comments by Broadcom's boss likening the AI buying frenzy to gambling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

One example of how midrange strikes helped there: Some of Russia’s electronic warfare systems run on generators, so hammering fuel logistics helped degrade this enemy capability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Daily Express also quotes Badenoch, who is urging the government to end the "hammering" of Britain's shops and pubs.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Hobson added that her focus has been on hammering home the museum’s populist themes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I was scared back then too, and as I think of the helplessness on Zohra’s face, there’s a hammering in my chest.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan