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Irons

American  
[ahy-ernz] / ˈaɪ ərnz /

noun

  1. Jeremy (John), born 1948, English actor.

irons 1 British  
/ ˈaɪənz /

plural noun

  1. fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )

  2. nautical (of a sailing vessel) headed directly into the wind without steerageway

  3. to be involved in many projects, activities, etc

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Irons 2 British  
/ ˈaɪənz /

noun

  1. Jeremy. born 1948, British film and stage actor. His films include The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Mission (1986), Reversal of Fortune (1990), and Lolita (1997)

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Directed by Bille August, this ‘Masterpiece’ adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic stars Sam Claflin as the wronged seaman and Jeremy Irons as his friend and fellow prisoner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Mr. Irons is a credit to his family, playing Mycroft with the right balance of bemusement with his brother and the stuffiness that befits a member of the Foreign Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Irons was described as a "beautiful, loving and caring daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend" by her family.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Valencia has its own much-improved player in junior Steven Irons.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Having ruled out a heart attack, the cardiologist, James Herrick, assigned the case rather casually to a medical resident named Ernest Irons.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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