hammer
Example Sentences
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The prospect of energy costs spiking has hammered hopes for any more central bank interest rate cuts as officials were already concerned about still-elevated inflation.
From Barron's
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index tumbled 12% around midday Wednesday with the country’s shipping stocks hammered by concerns over higher fuel costs as well as restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Add to this the artificial-intelligence disruption fears hammering software companies — a sector where Blue Owl is one of the biggest private-credit lenders — and you can see why investors are nervous.
From MarketWatch
Stocks trading in Asia and Europe got hammered overnight as energy prices continued to climb.
From MarketWatch
The prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East sparked a broad and brutal selloff on Tuesday, and one of the best trades of 2026 got hammered.
From Barron's
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