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iron

[ahy-ern] / ˈaɪ ərn /


NOUN
hard, ferrous metal
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Both Keiko Fujimori and another of the front runners in the opinion polls, Rafael López Aliaga, have promised to use an "iron fist" to tackle the crime wave the country is experiencing.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

LaRavia credited good luck, an iron will and a dedicated weight training regimen for helping him survive the grueling season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

When he stuck an iron inside 7 feet on the par-3 12th hole, it was the closest anybody had been to the pin on Sunday and set up another birdie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Both commodities could do well compared with “war commodities” such as coal, aluminum and iron ore that have benefited from the recent turmoil in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Leading her to the family vault of the Kanes … he knocked on the iron door, and repeated lines from the poet Longfellow’s “Psalm of Life.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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