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“We should be fighting tooth and nail to retain all of our companies,” Walker said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Both dissents hit the nail on the head.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Back in June, Healey's resignation, as one of Sir Keir's most loyal cabinet allies, ended up being the final nail in the coffin for the former prime minister's premiership.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Adding in unreliable or inaccurate government data reporting is “like driving one more nail into the proverbial coffin,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

He slept curled around the rusty nail, wind and rain drubbing his tired young body.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

“What did I get myself into?” he asked, finding kitchen equipment, furniture, clothes, bottles, a family picture, and wooden planks with nails pointing upward coating the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hathaway's appearance on Sunday also led to a surge in interest in her "coconut water" nails look, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“He’s as tough as nails and he is more pissed off than anything that he was the only one that stood up to Magneto. He’s disappointed,” says Dodd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Equity may be comfortable for now — but debt is a bed of nails.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Her toes were painted a sparkly purple, matching the color on her nails.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

And some of the loose language, in both the MoU and the current statement, could be nailed down.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Even without any notion of the X-Men, he nailed it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Everyone agreed that they nailed it with the coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

After years of both slight miscalculations and substantial errors, it looked to me like he finally nailed the formula.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

They charge past and head for the first tree at the end of the walk, the one with the small please don’t pee on me sign nailed to it.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

After nailing down a center, Pelinka also needs to really hit on the margins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

She has landed all 15 kicks she has taken at goal so far in the tournament, nailing conversions from across the width of the pitch.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Lee is known for making some bold and accurate calls, advising investors to buy stocks during pandemic lows and nailing the 2023 bull market.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

The Boston Herald noted in a review that DeCarlo “did a phenomenal job on vocals, consistently nailing the money notes and conjuring an uncanny likeness to Delp’s overall style and tone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

If Jim was a member of the BCMA, I thought, Dad would have been down there nailing boards with the rest of us.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam