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“Speculation on a peace deal comes just two days before U.S. sanctions on Russia are scheduled to kick in,” notes Mizuho’s Robert Yawger, adding that “peace deal rumors were hammering crude oil and the cracks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But Ms Husum, who has stayed behind despite evacuation orders, notes that the forecast "is a little better than the 100 mile-gusts that were hammering us" earlier in the week.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Lawyers for the two sides were hammering out the details of a tentative agreement on Saturday during a meeting that began mid-morning, according to people close to the discussions who were not authorized to comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023

They certainly were hammering home the “no respect” storyline in the raucous postgame locker room.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Alyce left the barn and went next to the smithy, where the manor blacksmith and his apprentices were hammering lumps of iron into shoes for horses.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman