hammered

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American automobile brands have been hammered by Chinese electric-vehicle companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The sector continues to be hammered by fears that AI tools will take market share of the enterprise software market.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The AI “scare trade” hammered software names and professional-services companies earlier this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

McIlroy, with the adrenaline pumping, hammered his tee shot on the 170-yard par three 16th beyond the pin and off the back of the green.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

No matter what illustrious futures he imagined for the ingots he poured, his own future remained the same—pouring more ingots, making charcoal, sweeping off the jewelers’ benches—while others engraved the daggers and hammered the cups.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw