hammered

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Jakarta saw more steep losses amid building fears about the state of the Indonesian economy and the rupiah, which have been hammered by surging oil prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The country's trade surplus has been hammered, narrowing to just $89 million in April, from $3.3 billion a month before, further reducing dollar supply in the Indonesian market, Josua said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He hammered Becerra for the support he has received from corporations including Meta, Airbnb, Uber and Chevron.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Mediators said they had hammered out a memorandum with Iran that would maintain the pause in fighting for at least 60 days and have passed it along to the U.S. for consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He let the crops go to seed and hammered on the dang thing night and day.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney