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Hibs began to hammer away at the Rangers defence and Jon McLaughlin superbly foiled a near-post header from Lewis Miller before Bushiri's shot bounced agonisingly wide off a team-mate.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022

Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022

I used to hammer away at wanting to see marriage equality.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

Mr. Mattis acknowledged Tuesday the position White House national security strategists were putting Congress, as well as the Pentagon, as the administration continues to hammer away at a proposed strategy for Afghanistan.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2017

Their breath is almost exhausted with the labour of the strife; they hammer away at each other so lustily that every hyacinth and emerald set in their helmets is crushed and smashed.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar




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