An Iron Will

What it means

Determination that does not bend, however reasonable the arguments for bending sound.

Where it comes from

Iron does the same work in the nicknames Iron Chancellor for Bismarck and Iron Lady for Thatcher. Neither of them chose the label, and both decided to keep it.

The puzzle it came from

An Iron Will was the answer to the Phrasicle of May 23, 2025. The clue read An ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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