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hammer

[ham-er] / ˈhæm ər /


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“For the first time in history, everybody who’s swinging a hammer on our productions has health insurance,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Baxter described the announcement on Thursday as "barmy" and "the biggest hammer blow to local democracy that's happened in 50 years".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Pele’s 1958 World Cup jersey goes under the hammer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Gignac, who sells other city trash on his website, said he tied some of the items into knots to "hammer home the wedding theme."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

She not only gives me a hammer and nails, she brings out some extra rope, too, in case I don’t have enough.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

At the lows during April and May 2024, the stock displayed consecutive bullish hammers along with clusters of dojis and spinning tops, in March-April 2025.

From Barron's May 20, 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

JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

Yet there were many like us without hammers and using only stones, who were making very good progress.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

That has hammered a number of previously high-flying companies that have hit multiple records this year, particularly those in South Korea and Japan.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Rushing hammered the grooved fastball to left-center field, just shy of the Citizens Bank Park concourse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Last year, for example, at his Miami waterfront estate, Witkoff hammered out a plan with Russia’s Dmitriev for $300 billion in joint Russia–U.S. investment projects—which would come to fruition after some possible future peace.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

However, details of exactly what salary information will have to be shared are yet to be hammered out.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

As Mara held the main post with both hands, I positioned the pikes and Smithy hammered them into the ground.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Back in 1974, when known as Zaire, their three group defeats included a 9-0 hammering by Yugoslavia.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Wales encouraged AI companies to "pay their fair share", because "hammering us with millions of requests costs real money," in the cost of running servers.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Workers are now patching up the roof to protect the building from rain, the sound of their hammering mixing with that of ringing bells from a tower nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

But he said he recalled players from visiting teams hammering a long ball and passing him at first base, thinking “they had a home run, and then making a right turn back to the dugout.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Still, when the train came into view, steam engine hissing, pistons hammering, Fannie picked up her skirts and ran alongside the train cars, shouting at the men inside.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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