iron fist

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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

“Iran brought down the iron fist with speed and ferocity we haven’t seen before,” said Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

He painted Tesla, a company he famously rules with nearly an iron fist, as an egalitarian workplace with "no lords and peasants," because there's no "special elevator only for senior executives."

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

He’s been running it with an iron fist ever since.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman