as in to hammer out
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hammer out
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And that’s just a small part of multiple wide-ranging transportation packages that will have to be hammered out between the chambers with just over a week remaining in the regular session.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Barack Obama, along with the Russians, Chinese and Europeans, hammered out the JCPOA, which kept any nuclear program in a bottle for years to come.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pound (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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