hammered

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Intensive talks between the two companies have been ongoing for more than a year, and they hammered out a formal deal in recent months, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Exactly why shares are getting hammered is hard to say.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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

Discs of hammered gold at her temples were connected by spans of fine chain across her brow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor