hammer
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The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Marr will donate the full hammer price from 31 lots to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Pacific forum culminates with a leaders' retreat on Thursday, during which officials are expecting to hammer out wording for a joint communique.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Still, it’s a little stunning how hard the NBA has swung the hammer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some days he had headaches that, he said, "gave me a feeling as if I had been struck a light blow with a hammer."
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Recovery is well underway, with the sounds of hammers, saws and nail guns ringing through the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Among the works is a giant dinosaur fossil made from hammers, knives and spanners, a snake made from an old bicycle chain and a bull's nostrils formed from a vintage gas mask.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Hey, Dad? I’m off to get the toolbox. You recall the toolbox? Man needs tools to work. Screwdrivers and hammers and stuff. Plenty of tools there, you want to help,” and so on.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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While BBC Sport understands final details are still being hammered out between Netflix, Saudi Arabian organisers Sela and both fighters' camps, Cardiff has firmly emerged as the frontrunner, with an official announcement expected this week.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Highflying chip and memory stocks are getting hammered, while software developers rally as AI disruption fears ease.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The real-estate downturn, which began in 2021, has hammered a primary revenue source for local governments and dented private confidence, creating a drag on domestic demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Markey, though, hammered the issues where they did diverge—including the debate over transgender rights.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
They hammered sharp little drippers they called spiles into the holes.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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This means that, as with its social media ban, the government is looking to bring in legislation before fully hammering out the specifics of how it would work.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Hobson added that her focus has been on hammering home the museum’s populist themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
After punching out the raised bell and cutting it to size, what looks like the now recognisable cymbal must undergo the all-important hammering process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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
“You didn’t answer my question,” said Boaz, his heart hammering.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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