curtain

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During the Cold War, neutral Austria, which was situated close to the Iron Curtain, was a convenient listening post.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In the four years since the war began, Russia's digital Iron Curtain has become increasingly hard to bypass.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

With the nightmares of Hitler, Mussolini and the Iron Curtain still years in the future, Churchill mined his youth to position himself as one of history’s glowworms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

How appropriate that the April 23-25 draft will be held for the first time in Pittsburgh, birthplace of the Steel Curtain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

And spinning his chair about, Mr. Curtain rocketed from the room.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart