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iron

[ahy-ern] / ˈaɪ ərn /


NOUN
hard, ferrous metal
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Reports say the group has held talks with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems about making components there for the Iron Dome air defence system, including heavy-duty trucks and electricity generators but not the projectiles themselves.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

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

“I don’t know, man. She gave me back my Iron Man bracelet. She’s never done that before. I was a real jerk this time.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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