hammered
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The flip side was that bets on a wartime commodity shock got hammered, with a selloff ranging from international major oil companies like Exxon Mobil, Texas shale drillers such as Apache and natural-gas exporter Cheniere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But BDCs have been hammered by worries about the health of the private-credit market.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Still, the S&P 500 slumped 4.6% in the first quarter to mark its worst quarterly performance since 2022 as fears over high oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict hammered the market in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The recent fines issued by Cal/OSHA is not the first time the state agency has hammered the Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
My heart hammered at the thought of cars whizzing by her.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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