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iron

[ahy-ern] / ˈaɪ ərn /


NOUN
hard, ferrous metal
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Laura Cherkas gives Aurora Sanchez a cast iron pan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I’ve come to think of cast iron as the fastest way to build depth on a weeknight.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

The legal battle centres around Hope Downs, one of Australia's largest and most lucrative iron ore projects.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Stegra, formerly known as H2 Green Steel, is building a large-scale steel mill in northern Sweden that will replace the coal traditionally used for iron ore-based steelmaking with hydrogen produced from renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But then last night, they rolled it here by putting it on top of cannonballs in an iron track.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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