hammer out
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The announcement, which came last month during NATO’s summit in Turkey, is a sign that Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have been able to hammer out their differences after months of discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bonn is where government negotiators meet every June to hammer out technical details and narrow differences over global climate action before leaders tackle the bigger decisions at COP31.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
But first, he needs to hammer out a common stance between the parliament's different factions, which looked set to keep haggling until the last moment.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Beijing’s top trade envoy, Liu He, engaged in roughly a dozen rounds of negotiations with Washington, often with large delegations, to hammer out a pact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
There were hundreds of details to hammer out, but the basic design was set.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
