ironclad
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And they’ve put themselves in this position not by pioneering a groundbreaking strategy, but by flagrantly violating the most ironclad rule of the Moneyball era: never bunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But don’t worry: We have an ironclad prenup.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
But experts have worried that doctors are hesitating to offer treatment without an ironclad diagnosis, which clinicians say can take time and increase risks to the mother.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
After their private meeting, Zelensky thanked the UK for its "ironclad" support and revealed he planned to invite the King for a state visit to Ukraine in the future.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
One of Momma Biles’s ironclad rules was that no matter where we were or what we were doing, once the streetlights came on, it was time to head home.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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These days, substitute nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, strategic bombers, aircraft carriers, and similar "modern" weapons for the ironclads of his era and the sentiment rings at least as true as it did then.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
He also corresponded with French shipyards on the design of Confederate ironclads.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 2, 2021
"A lot of these ironclads are built by house carpenters, they're not built by shipwrights," said Jeff Seymour, historian and curator for the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus.
From US News ● Aug. 16, 2015
On March 8 and 9, 1862, the Battle of Hampton Roads pitted the Union’s Monitor against the Confederate ironclad Virginia, the first battle between ironclads.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2015
Mebby I oughtnt say we took it becus it was the ironclads that done it.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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The American Civil War
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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Courage to Soar
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