hammer

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It is always easy to look back after world events hammer stocks and repeat the lesson that most investors are better off not reacting during a time of crisis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Instead of potentially spearheading Spurs' survival bid, Gibbs-White has delivered another hammer blow.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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

In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Above us hammer blows and splintering wood showed where a squad of trained searchers was probing for the secret room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom