hammer on
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Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The restrictions fell like a hammer on U.S. industries: Exports plunged, and companies were forced to pause production, delay sales and scramble for alternative sources, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Broadstairs Memorial Hall is set to go under the hammer on Thursday, with bids for the property opening on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Taken as a group, the prints going under the hammer on December 3 exemplify "Blake's idiosyncratic genius as both an artist and poet", he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
The whole street rang with the harsh clamor that issued from it, the clatter of chisel on stone, hammer on chisel, granite shrieking against rough granite.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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