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
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
So I’m gonna tell you the iron rule of family communication about politics: Do not try to change another family member.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2020
He would be the Regent if anything should happen to the Emperor, and I think his would be an iron rule.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
