iron
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My lamp is a French antique with a heavy iron chain link as its base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Among those was a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises -- long a guarantee of lifelong so-called "iron rice bowl" employment for millions but which drained public finances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The battery takes in oxygen and converts iron to rust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Schools could just say, 'you need a black jogging suit for PE' - and parents could buy a badge, iron it on, and there you go," she told BBC Radio Lancashire on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
That December, David Shattuck takes the skull and tamping iron with him when he travels east on business.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The 30-year-old former world number one amateur ranks tied 143rd - out of a 156-man field - with his driving accuracy - but has used his short irons superbly to launch a challenge.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The five-time major winner from Northern Ireland switched to cavity-back irons for last December's Australian Open and two events this year in Dubai but is back to familiar equipment this week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Shepard wrote prolifically and found himself with many white-hot irons in the American fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
After all, this is a company with multiple irons on the fire — and one that is largely responsible for consumers’ embrace of online shopping.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
Two sailors swing down into the ’tween deck, and there is the clanking of chains as they unlock Captain Smith’s irons.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
My prerelease build has some kinks that will be ironed out before launch, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
During the Obama administration, it took over 20 months for the finer details of a deal on Iran's nuclear programme to be ironed out.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Some issues need to be ironed out for those plans to be commercially viable.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Honey and others ironed out the technical details of merging information from different agencies and crafted data-sharing contracts.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
In her black skirt, ironed white shirt, and black apron, Mom is the happiest I’ve seen her in a very long time.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
The company is still ironing out details of the venture, including its board and leadership team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“What the 60-day window is actually for is ironing out the thorniest details,” Henrietta Treyz, director of economic policy at Veda Partners, wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
First she mocked women with, “What am I, my husband’s servant? Picking up after him all the time, picking his undies off the floor, ironing his clothes? What am I, his servant?”
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
They have complicated relationships, but there’s nothing better for ironing things out than creeping together through dark tunnels by flashlight, hoping that nothing jumps out at you, engaging in weightless banter as you go.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
“I don’t see the big deal over ironing sheets,” he said.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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