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
"I'm very much focused on using my eyes to find the fossils, so there's definitely plenty of trips where I'll go out and my hammer will stay in my rucksack."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Above us hammer blows and splintering wood showed where a squad of trained searchers was probing for the secret room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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In the background, hammers and saws can be heard creating escape routes through the destruction.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“You think you’re going to go there and the hammers and the screwdrivers will still be hanging on the wall?” he asked her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
More recently, the stock has been building a base near its rising 50-week SMA, with higher lows reinforced by bullish hammers and a harami between May and July 2024, followed by a doji in October.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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
On still nights she could hear the hammers ringing through the warm, dry air.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
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
Tech stocks were hammered one day, then celebrated the next, on the latest hints about the impact of artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fresh from impressing Iraola in New York, Chambers hammered home from inside the box in the seventh minute after Milos Kerkez got a touch on Szoboszlai's corner.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
In the background, Papi sawed and hammered in a rhythm much more musical than what I conjured from the piano.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Inside, I do a double-take: the men working inside are hammering together wooden coffins.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
His heart was hammering loud in his chest, louder than she’d heard it in the theater.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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