hammered

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The flip side was that bets on a wartime commodity shock got hammered, with a selloff ranging from international major oil companies like Exxon Mobil, Texas shale drillers such as Apache and natural-gas exporter Cheniere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A low-level job at a local radio station led to an on-air position at its TV affiliate, where Kavanagh’s big break came in 1978 when a massive blizzard hammered the Northeast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

At the same time, live events seem to have stayed steady despite a prolonged period of reduced consumer sentiment, during which media companies typically get hammered as customers seek to rein in spending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Back then, England had been hammered in Australia and were disconnected from their supporters.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The water pulled her under again and hammered her with parts of the wall, the table, all the things they’d put up high to keep dry.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz