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
A slew of statutes and regulations recognize this authority and address immigrants who are not removed within 90 days, a clear signal that this deadline is not, in fact, an iron rule.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2021
The iron rule of the Marcos era had ended, and Communist rebels held a large part of the city.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2017
Ryan was not swayed by the speeches and vowed to run the House with the same iron rule if the disruptions continue.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2016
We cannot avoid the impression that such experiences of childhood are in some way necessary to the neurosis, that they are claimed by its iron rule.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
