hammer

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Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, appearing before Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, as the Norse god's Mjolnir hammer flies into the former's hands.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“My key role was I sat on the phone a lot,” Vance quipped recently to reporters about helping to hammer out a cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But what was shocking about this news was how the hammer came down, and when.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

You won’t find half so much fault in me if you think of me in my forge dress, with my hammer in my hand, or even my pipe.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens