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is ironing

  • present progressive
    of iron (3rd person singular).
    iron
    noun
    a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Fe; 55.847; 26; 7.86 at 20°C.

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“What the 60-day window is actually for is ironing out the thorniest details,” Henrietta Treyz, director of economic policy at Veda Partners, wrote in a note.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

It’s answer: “The unusual thing about this image is that a man is ironing clothes on an ironing board attached to the roof of a moving taxi.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Earlier on Friday, Michael Gove said it had been expected that there would be "some initial disruption" to trade between GB and NI, but that the government is "ironing" issues out.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2021

For instance, a Fitbit monitor may produce a certain set of readings when a person is ironing clothes, while the lab equipment records heart rate and breathing.

From Nature ● Nov. 3, 2015

On the other side Mother is ironing, the wireless is on, someone is singing a snatch of song or Father says intermittently whatever comes into his head.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez