hammer out

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Then everyone got together in a big room to hammer out their disagreements.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 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

The meeting is likely meant to hammer out economic achievements to be announced at the leaders' summit, Fudan University professor Wu Xinbo told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

And so Scott’s major recent step has been to hire a financial planner to help them hammer out their final retirement plans.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead, a group known as the Big Six—the country’s three top political and three top military leaders—met to argue and hammer out decisions.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin