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iron

[ahy-ern] / ˈaɪ ərn /


NOUN
hard, ferrous metal
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The most actively traded January iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is flat at 683.5 yuan a ton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Chief Executive Joe Broking said the company has long sought a way to use iron ore from its mine to make higher-value finished steel, rather than just selling the ore to someone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"At the time you think it might be copper or iron washing down through the landscape but it stank and it was sort of oily all over her coat," Donna added.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Retailers have also tweaked their shopping assistants in an effort to iron out service issues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Yet there is a visible hole in the top, a small triangular opening the size of a quarter, where the iron either smashed or carried away the bone completely.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

No fog lights grace the front lower corners; the molded blanks in the lower grille look like waffle irons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The EV incentives will take effect in the coming weeks as the California Air Resources Board irons out agreements with dealerships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Tesla has “lots of irons in the fire” that could help shares move higher, Kallo said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Bree wheels out trays that hold hairbrushes and combs, hot irons and steam curlers, rouge-stick canisters, tiny pots of skin-tone paste, paintbrushes, and various kohl pencils.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Russian Daniil Medvedev, a former world number one and the 2021 US Open champion, said the more focus on the sport the better, and any problems can be ironed out.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed route for shipping through the waterway, however, the details are still to be ironed out,” ANZ Research analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Watching Rex Reed from my father’s off-limits black leather chair in the living room as my mother ironed was an uncomfortable experience for me.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

During the Obama administration, it took over 20 months for the finer details of a deal on Iran's nuclear programme to be ironed out.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

He had on a starched shirt, blued and ironed flat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

All 115 Thameslink trains will get new seat cushions and backrests, replacing the much-criticised seats dubbed "ironing boards" by passengers.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The deceptively simple work is part sculpture, part assemblage, part collage and features a vintage wooden ironing board set beside a white sheet hung on a line with six wooden clothespins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The company is still ironing out details of the venture, including its board and leadership team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

A soldier climbed out, holding a gun, wearing a uniform so smart that the lines of ironing were visible down the front.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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