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ironfisted

[ahy-ern-fis-tid] / ˈaɪ ərnˈfɪs tɪd /






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Cassandra, the de-facto leader of the teens, is tenuously ironfisted.

From The New Yorker • May 22, 2019

Leonard Nimoy did it with a memorable turn as a goateed, ironfisted Mr. Spock in an original "Star Trek" episode that sent the Enterprise crew into a more bloodthirsty parallel universe.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013

The treaty would transfer so many powers -- over taxes, natural resources, even the state security apparatus -- to the republics as to make restoring ironfisted Kremlin control of the whole country impossible.

From Time Magazine Archive

Occasionally ironfisted with local dissenters, he showed his formidable political skill in manipulating volatile local opinion over the Canal issue, leading to the 1977 treaties that were ratified�barely�by the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hard-working and ironfisted, he is quick to jail even his own Cabinet ministers if they step out of line.

From Time Magazine Archive