hammer
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Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Canadian trade negotiators are in Washington this week trying to hammer out a deal that will include broad tariff relief in exchange for Ottawa dropping certain countermeasures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The announcement, which came last month during NATO’s summit in Turkey, is a sign that Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have been able to hammer out their differences after months of discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Instead once a year he takes them to a livestock auction where buyers place bids and the hammer decides.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
It was a good thing I did, because even though Henrietta was silent when I got there, that lady was holding a screwdriver on top of the padlock and hitting it with a hammer.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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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
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
They passed through industrial neighborhoods, where the orb buzz was drowned out by the sound of clanging hammers and the whir of saws.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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In 2011, former Time Warner Cable executives hammered out the 20-year agreement with the Lakers, then owned by the late Jerry Buss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
They hammered Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich in 2025 and then beat Arsenal on penalties in Budapest this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the Glenn-Mills trial in Los Angeles, Meta attorneys repeatedly hammered witnesses about the lack of a listing — at times appearing to annoy jurors and test the patience of the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Cruise operators have been getting hammered this year as the war in the Middle East has caused fuel prices to surge and hurt demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
With each nail I pounded the rest of the afternoon, I hammered out my next installment for Mr. Miltenberger.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Oil prices had plunged earlier in the week due to reports that Iran and Oman were hammering out an agreement to swiftly reopen the key energy transit channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
After punching out the raised bell and cutting it to size, what looks like the now recognisable cymbal must undergo the all-important hammering process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The thud of a hammering Hulksmash rattles our seats; later, a cocked rifle is so crisp we perk up like a dog hearing the mailman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
With my heart hammering wildly in my chest, I scoop up the other Edith’s box and scrabble down the ladder.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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