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fist

noun as in clenched hand

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"She faces the world like that, with two fists," she went on.

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“It makes me shake my fist because it’s a lot of hypocrisy,” she says.

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Ruled with an iron fist by President Paul Biya for 43 years, Cameroon is central Africa's most diversified economy.

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Cameroon's second president since independence from France in 1960, Biya has ruled with an iron fist, personally appointing and dismissing key officials and ruthlessly repressing all political and armed opposition.

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To that point, before the failed attempt to ask him about his offensive troubles, Ohtani shared a laugh with Justin Dean and bumped fists with the reserve outfielder.

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