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hammering away



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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Not far from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the tip of the railway, dozens of workers are welding and hammering away at the new Ülemiste passenger terminal.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2024

“We are hammering away at this to get dams breached and salmon recovered — that is our number one goal,” Wheeler said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2023

On any given night that summer, there could be 50-60 pugs hammering away on the heavy bags or dancing around the cerulean rings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2023

“It feels like someone’s hammering away back there,” she said.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson



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