iron-fisted
Example Sentences
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The Attorney General's office and courts announced the start of the trial, part of iron-fisted President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang crackdown.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
A key focus will be if he seeks to steer Cambodia out of the orbit of China and patch up ties with the United States that have perennially been strained by his father's iron-fisted approach.
From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023
For now, however, Wagner’s clients seem prepared to take Moscow at its word, perhaps unwilling or in some cases, frightened, to contemplate governing without the group’s iron-fisted backing.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
But many opposition figures say they are already battling intense government repression similar to that during Mugabe’s iron-fisted rule.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022
Two years later, Robben Island was without question the harshest, most iron-fisted outpost in the South African penal system.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
