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jackhammer

[jak-ham-er] / ˈdʒækˌhæm ər /




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If you’re a fan of Croatia, I think you might want to stop reading here and go do something less stressful, like operating a jackhammer, or wrestling a sock drawer full of cobras.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Carolyn Hove, raising her voice to be heard over the crew operating a jackhammer in front of her home, asked: “How much more are we supposed to go through?”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

In the end, Guadagnino takes a jackhammer to everything he’s spent the last two-plus hours so meticulously building, but not quite in the way one might expect.

From Salon Sep. 25, 2025

Crucially, the song avoids the Eurovision cliches of jackhammer dance anthems and windswept balladry – something Remember Monday have in common with this year's favourites.

From BBC May 9, 2025

Axel feels a jackhammer now in his heart.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

The roar of bulldozers and jackhammers drilling into piles of debris is almost constant.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

The technician positioned me to slide through the metal arc of an MRI machine while the sound of jackhammers pounded.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2024

Dump trucks rumble throughout the small city, including in front of the 160-year-old City Hall, where jackhammers and excavators claw at the pavement, following plans to green the adjacent plaza with trees and benches.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

The jackhammers are aminocyanine molecules, a class of fluorescent synthetic dyes used for medical imaging.

From Science Daily Dec. 19, 2023

With the jackhammers silent, 426 fed Frightful again and nervously sat down and brooded the eggs while she exercised.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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