hammer out
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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
Usually, the National Security Council holds interagency meetings—first among midlevel experts, then with Cabinet secretaries and the president himself—to hammer out positions on various major issues.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
“My key role was I sat on the phone a lot,” Vance quipped recently to reporters about helping to hammer out a cease-fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The cease-fire would give U.S. and Iranian negotiators time to hammer out a deal, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Then Andy takes his hammer out of his tool belt.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
