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hammer

[ham-er] / ˈhæm ər /


VERB
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Also going under the hammer at the auction are memorabilia from rugby matches dating back to 1905.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Scores of Flock cameras are still operating citywide, but police officials say they won’t have access to them unless the Los Angeles city attorney’s office can hammer out a new agreement with Flock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Also under the deal, FAA managers and union representatives will hammer out new shift guidelines to maximize staffing during high traffic volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Europe will use the gathering to hammer home its pro-AI agenda.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He then had me sit on the edge of the examination table, and he tapped my knees with a flat-nosed rubber hammer.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

At The Yard, a junkyard playground on a former Coast Guard installation in New York City, children play with hammers, saws and knives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

In late 2022-early 2023, it recorded a couple of bullish hammers and did the same last April.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Just the edge of Rekh’s smallest one, perhaps, using the smallest of hammers.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Rampant Australia racked up the biggest score in international history as they hammered Wales in a Rugby League World Cup mismatch.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The coast could be particularly hammered if the exceptionally high king tides coincide with strong winter storms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The details would be hammered out back in Washington, the people said.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is up from 4.3% last quarter, which marked the slowest growth since 2022, when the Covid-19 pandemic hammered the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The phalanx following carried spears or lances tasseled with ribbons, the long blades hammered out of trucksprings in some crude forge upcountry.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

And after hammering No. 17 Florida on Saturday, the Bulldogs are the betting favorite to add another championship trophy in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Traders punished the stock with a 13% decline Thursday that marked its worst day on record, hammering major Alphabet shareholders such as Berkshire Hathaway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lobsterman Steve Train starts every workday before dawn about $1,000 in the hole, a hike in expenses driven by soaring fuel costs that are hammering Maine's flagship maritime industry ahead of US midterm elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

After a tough start, last week's win over the Buffalo Bills was a huge confidence boost for the New England Patriots, as they showed with a 45-17 hammering of the Las Vegas Raiders.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

With my heart hammering wildly in my chest, I scoop up the other Edith’s box and scrabble down the ladder.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day


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