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
That discontent bubbled over in recent weeks as throngs of students, job seekers and young professionals stormed the streets in major cities across China to protest the government’s iron-fisted Covid rules.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022
Opening his locker, Ben unpacked his uniform and stared at the new Converse All Stars Bull had bought him, a purchase that had gone unreported to the iron-fisted keeper of the books, Lillian Meecham.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
