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as in strict
not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards
lost weight only after a cast-iron adherence to his diet
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as in sturdy
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
he has a cast-iron faith in his innate ability to overcome any adversity that life might throw against him
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Recent Examples of cast-iron
Place an empty 9-inch cast-iron skillet in oven while oven preheats.
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Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Lucky for cast-iron newbies, most skillets sold these days come pre-seasoned.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Our favorite of the bunch is the cast-iron version, which is sort of like the brand’s answer to a round Dutch oven.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
SoHo boasts the largest collection of full and partial cast-iron buildings globally, amounting to approximately 250 existing examples.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Lucky for cast-iron newbies, most skillets sold these days come pre-seasoned.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Our favorite of the bunch is the cast-iron version, which is sort of like the brand’s answer to a round Dutch oven.
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
SoHo boasts the largest collection of full and partial cast-iron buildings globally, amounting to approximately 250 existing examples.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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About half of states have laws targeting transgender health care, but Tennessee’s is among the strictest.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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Many welcome Trump’s more strict immigration policy.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The thing to remember is that thinner angles, from 10 to 15 degrees for sushi knives, are sharper but dull faster, while wider angles, from 20 to 25 degrees, are sturdier but less sharp.David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In turn, the tree was super sturdy and held ornaments with ease.Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Yet a Brown University study found that students who took courses from professors with more rigorous grading standards learned more.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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And the Bruins played a rigorous out-of-state schedule to prepare for another run.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Grains of rocky silica in the plumes suggested the mixtures were created in and around hot, seafloor vents, structures that on Earth provide a home to hardy microbes.science.org, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
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Overwintering Chocolate Cosmos Chocolate cosmos are reliably winter hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11, where plants die back to the ground in fall and regrow the following spring.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
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Eventually, Collette’s rigid, defensive stare gives way to belief while Hoult’s cherubic face hides a weak, secretive nature.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the Biden administration has made some progress on cybersecurity—establishing a national cybersecurity strategy that includes some reasonable provisions—its overall approach to AI safety through top-down bureaucratic rules remains too rigid.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
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On the flip side, partly because of game circumstances and partly because of stout defense, the Seahawks have done little damage on the ground against the 49ers, averaging 3.7 yards per carry in the six games.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Give me the 49ers by 10-plus. Titans at Chargers (-7.5) -- Sunday, 4:05 p.m. Everett: Chargers -7.5 L.A.'s stout defense + Justin Herbert = another comfortable victory against an overmatched opponent.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Cast-iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast-iron. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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