iron curtain
Example Sentences
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Even as Iran completes a digital iron curtain certain to further stymie research collaborations with the West, it’s encouraging its scientists to forge closer ties with China and Russia.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 11, 2023
“They were not designed for a situation in which an iron curtain descends,” he said.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023
“When it comes to producing, there’s been a real iron curtain — a lot of withholding information, a lack of mentorship and an amount of gatekeeping,” adds Sussman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022
“But it still shocked me just how quickly this new informational iron curtain has descended.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2022
The country is all closed up, just like this place called Berlin, where an iron curtain has come down that keeps people from going in or getting out.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
