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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

Despite wrenching translations and ironfisted Spanish censorship, the show retained a surprising amount of its pace and charm.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Broadway, chafing at the syndicate's ironfisted control of 1,250 theaters, whooped the young rebels on.

From Time Magazine Archive




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