as in applying (oneself)
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Only very large cities, including San Francisco and New York, have strong-mayor models like the one Lee is pitching in Oakland.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026 -
The bigger issue is that Jason Adam has pitched with a lead once in his past five appearances and Jeremiah Estrada has gone six appearances pitching in either a tie game or with the Padres trailing.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 June 2025
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“Hammering (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammering%20%28away%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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