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hammer

[ham-er] / ˈhæm ər /


VERB
create
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The guitar now going under the hammer was "a gift" to his sister because the singer "thought so much of her", he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Europe will use the gathering to hammer home its pro-AI agenda.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 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

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

He grabbed the hammer and held it out.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli

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

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The rhythmic clanging of hammers on bronze echoes through the Istanbul workshop where three craftsmen are landing blows with astonishing precision to transform featureless metal discs into highly prized handcrafted cymbals.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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

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

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 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

Rampant Australia racked up the biggest score in international history as they hammered Wales in a Rugby League World Cup mismatch.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is up from 4.3% last quarter, which marked the slowest growth since 2022, when the Covid-19 pandemic hammered the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

India's men hammered Sri Lanka by 124 runs after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the semi-finals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But his name, it is a nail that will be hammered into me and never come out again.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Global healthcare stocks fell Friday, hit by a rout that reached Europe and Asia and spread across sectors after hammering AI trades and U.S. markets earlier in the week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

And after hammering No. 17 Florida on Saturday, the Bulldogs are the betting favorite to add another championship trophy in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

England won only two of McCullum's final 10 Tests in charge, including the hammering in Australia.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I know, boy. I know. Just stay calm,” Akira said, her heart hammering in her chest.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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