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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

As Renee DiResta, associate professor at Georgetown University, told me, generative AI is a tool: “You can take a hammer and build a house with it, or you can use it as a weapon, right?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The hammer throw and the high jump were briefly paused but when the former did resume Canada's Camryn Rogers produced another Games record - 74.91m.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

For several seconds, Papa just stood there, with the tongs in one hand and a hammer in the other, watching Daisy and Rowdy make their way up the trail.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

In the background, hammers and saws can be heard creating escape routes through the destruction.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some years later a cat keyboard emerged, featuring keys that activated hammers to which pins were attached.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

Sweat streams down the smith’s face and into his burns-scarred jerkin as he hammers at a glowing chunk of steel.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

That could help cement an agreement but also could delay an announcement while the additional details are hammered out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It hammered at the coal silk, but not a drop got in.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

England have lost seven of their past nine Tests, including the 4-1 Ashes hammering in Australia.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

April’s reading was the lowest since May 2020, a time when pandemic lockdowns were hammering German businesses and consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

He’s careful, doing as little hammering as possible, and when he’s done, I can’t tell that his wall is not the wall of our attic.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron