anvil
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But Higginbotham recently changed his mind, buying a brand new $51,000 Jeep Wrangler in a bluish-gray color called anvil.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Nomura analysts warn more drastic measures may be on the anvil.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Les Capon, project manager with AOC Archaeology, said he believed part of the area could have been a blacksmith's workshop after discovering evidence of a forge and an anvil.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 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
Lyra sat close to the anvil, where the knife lay cooling, and Iorek told her to bank the fire up and not let it burn down: there was a final operation yet.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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