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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

Kate Shoesmith, director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said it would be "a further hammer blow" for companies that are struggling.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

As Renee DiResta, associate professor at Georgetown University, told me, generative AI is a tool: “You can take a hammer and build a house with it, or you can use it as a weapon, right?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

We work like that—level, hammer, level, hammer—and get the whole frame together.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some years later a cat keyboard emerged, featuring keys that activated hammers to which pins were attached.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Friday’s broadcast ended with a literal bang, with Colbert, Daniels and White taking hammers to the talk show set and setting it ablaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 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 banging of hammers and chink of chisels filled the air, summer, autumn, winter, and spring.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

Smith also implied that instead of being hammered by the NABJ, he should be celebrated because he is about to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

As one of the largest buyers of memory chips, Apple for years has hammered Micron and rival suppliers for the lowest prices on components crucial to its devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Koffi's heart hammered in her chest as she spun around, eyes searching the grounds of the Night Zoo until she found who she was looking for.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

No one knows, but all the flailing, hammering, digging and burrowing are for naught.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

Former Hearts forward Ryan Stevenson was vociferous in his criticism after Hearts crashed out of the Champions League qualifiers following a 6-0 aggregate hammering from Sturm Graz.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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