hammer
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Thor then makes the former Captain America take hold of his hammer, Mjölnir, to prove his identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Baxter described the announcement on Thursday as "barmy" and "the biggest hammer blow to local democracy that's happened in 50 years".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Pele’s 1958 World Cup jersey goes under the hammer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He glanced up and almost smashed his thumb with his hammer.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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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
At the lows during April and May 2024, the stock displayed consecutive bullish hammers along with clusters of dojis and spinning tops, in March-April 2025.
From Barron's ● May 20, 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
The hammers reset, and Hazel had a feeling the guns had just magically reloaded.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Airlines have been getting hammered this year by soaring jet fuel prices, which hit record highs of more than $4.80 a gallon in April, according to the Argus US Jet Fuel Index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
Then Merrill hammered a fastball over the plate for a solo homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Soaring energy costs have also hammered the industry, while business rates and other pressures have seen some pubs struggle to afford to pay staff.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It hammered against the frame and then sprang back, trembling on its hinges.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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With a towering performance, Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland sent Brazil packing in the round of 16, hammering home two goals in a 2-1 victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Back in 1974, when known as Zaire, their three group defeats included a 9-0 hammering by Yugoslavia.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Wales encouraged AI companies to "pay their fair share", because "hammering us with millions of requests costs real money," in the cost of running servers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Frankly, the dorky version of Adam is more fun than the heroic He-Man, even with Knight hammering us every minute to laugh that he’s a total weakling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
I lie on the floor, my heart hammering against my chest as I watch the last letter of the G-message fade away.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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