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iron

[ahy-ern] / ˈaɪ ərn /


NOUN
hard, ferrous metal
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It was a similar strategy to the one used by YouTuber Markiplier, whose debut film Iron Lung made $17.8m in its opening weekend in the USA.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Napoleon Solo held off Iron Honor down the stretch on Saturday, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his first victory of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"Iron is crystallized in oxide nanoparticles making the cells superparamagnetic and reactive to magnetic fields. We found by far the strongest magnetic response in liver tissue," adds Prof. Ulf Wiedwald, from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

It supports American jobs, American weapons production and American participation in the advanced technology pioneered by Israel—such as Iron Dome, Iron Beam, Arrow 3 and David’s Sling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The old woman reached down and saw the Iron Rod was now a needle, fine and delicate.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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