as in to hammer out
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hammer out
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With mostly Republican states joining the program, details still need to be hammered out by the IRS about how exactly the dollar-for-dollar tax credit will operate.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
30 Jan. 2026 -
But the single biggest obstacle to a deal — how long the DHS funding patch should last — was hammered out by late afternoon between Democrats and the White House.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Pound (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pound%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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