hammer
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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
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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
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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
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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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