iron-fisted
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Mali's once robust tourism sector has dried up in recent years after an iron-fisted junta came to power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021 and as Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists waged a campaign of attacks.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Tracy, who co-wrote the script for “The Menu,” introduces Elena years into her iron-fisted rule and establishes how well-versed she is, or thinks she is, at speaking to the nation.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024
A key focus will be if he seeks to steer Cambodia out of the orbit of China and patch up ties with the United States that have perennially been strained by his father's iron-fisted approach.
From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023
For now, however, Wagner’s clients seem prepared to take Moscow at its word, perhaps unwilling or in some cases, frightened, to contemplate governing without the group’s iron-fisted backing.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Two years later, Robben Island was without question the harshest, most iron-fisted outpost in the South African penal system.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
