iron rule
Example Sentences
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It’s the home of Mahsa Amini — or Jina Amini in her native Kurdish language — whose death in police custody last month fanned long-simmering fury over the iron rule of Iran’s clerical leaders.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
“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
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
Officers always placing themselves against him with an iron rule, while with different treatment he might have been a pliable and good soldier, but as it was, frequently in trouble, under guard.
From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jenkins Lloyd Jones
