iron
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Moore stepped on the gas and crashed through a wrought iron fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“It has none of those elements one sees so often: festivals of wrought iron, little Juliet balconies, guitars strumming in every corner,” he recalled in his 1998 interview.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Western Australia has some of the world's largest banded iron formations. If we can unlock this resource at scale, it could be transformative for our energy future," lead author Kaveh Moghanirahimi said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Scientists say many women face delays in diagnosis and treatment, while some may not realise symptoms such as extreme tiredness or dizziness can be linked to blood loss and iron deficiency.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The air is scented with iron, damp leather, rotting food.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Despite hitting his drives and irons brilliantly, he frequently ran into problems on the greens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"A lot of my own preferences have gone into the irons that I'm playing."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The five-time major winner from Northern Ireland switched to cavity-back irons for last December's Australian Open and two events this year in Dubai but is back to familiar equipment this week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
After all, this is a company with multiple irons on the fire — and one that is largely responsible for consumers’ embrace of online shopping.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
I gazed at her, trying to align the tragic, lovesick woman I’d seen on the big screen with this girl, dewy-faced from the humid air of wash vats and irons, pawing through my family’s sheets.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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These issues need to be ironed out quickly by the coaching staff as their Europa League qualification hangs in the balance prior to Thursday's second leg against Jagiellonia Bialystok.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Several thorny issues still need to be ironed out to bring a clear end to the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Balda and Mazin deliver a critical message for audiences of all ages in a succinct, no-rough-edges package with a perfectly ironed bow on top.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Some issues need to be ironed out for those plans to be commercially viable.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Mama came in with a basket of freshly ironed and folded handkerchiefs and put them on the table by the door.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Now, their remaining posessions include a teacup, some paperwork and a few items of burnt clothing left from a pile of ironing in the kitchen.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“What the 60-day window is actually for is ironing out the thorniest details,” Henrietta Treyz, director of economic policy at Veda Partners, wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
First she mocked women with, “What am I, my husband’s servant? Picking up after him all the time, picking his undies off the floor, ironing his clothes? What am I, his servant?”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
They have complicated relationships, but there’s nothing better for ironing things out than creeping together through dark tunnels by flashlight, hoping that nothing jumps out at you, engaging in weightless banter as you go.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Then I did the ironing for her one week to say thank you for the cake, and she baked me a strawberry rhubarb pie to thank me for the ironing.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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