iron rule
Example Sentences
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“The iron rule of Korean dramas is that ... you need to be able to empathize with the characters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
So I’m gonna tell you the iron rule of family communication about politics: Do not try to change another family member.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2020
Together, they are testing whether that iron rule for electoral survival and success across rural America still holds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2018
For there the Saxon Duke Godric lorded it over his churls and swineherds; his iron rule at the Conquest replaced by that of the Marshalls, and later the Talbots, alike stern and severe.
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
