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The official said they are ironing out logistical details including the key question of where the ships will dock to offload aid and which international agencies in Gaza will be tasked with distributing it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Because fewer customers are ironing, however, the makers of irons and the products that go with them are thinking of ways to re-energize sales.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2019
"They are ironing out issues on what InMobi's parameters are, and whether it matches Google's," the source said, adding that InMobi would likely be valued at around $1 billion.
From Reuters ● Mar. 11, 2015
For now, Mr. Koo and city officials are finalizing the details of a $2 million assistance package for local business owners during construction and are ironing out parking alternatives.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2010
But in the afternoon you are ironing, and Miss Hester tells me you do a great deal in the garden.
From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
