anvil
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Nomura analysts warn more drastic measures may be on the anvil.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
So when he duly exclaims “I’ve got it all,” you can practically hear the anvil of ironic doom shifting into position above his head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Domestically, Modi has announced some help for struggling exporters and there are tax cuts on the anvil to mitigate the impact on exports.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
“Being back in the studio helps give me a sense of normalcy,” Berkofsky said as he hammered the red-hot Damascus steel on an anvil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
And before Coll could answer, he snatched the tongs, flung a strip.of red-hot iron to the anvil, and began hammering away as fast as he could.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Bynum uses allusions like anvils, following up that sour note by cueing the ballad “The Beast in Me” by Nick Lowe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
And as more enthusiasts join the fray, the price of anvils has risen.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
Those standards require that helmet manufacturers evaluate their product’s safety performance by dropping a helmeted dummy head made of magnesium about 6.5 feet onto a variety of steel anvils.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2023
Each stroke Wednesday night seemed a little harder until, by the end of the match, she was delivering hammers and anvils.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
Ron passed the bag to Griphook, and the goblin pulled out a number of small metal instruments that when shaken made a loud, ringing noise like miniature hammers on anvils.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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