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terrorism

[ter-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm /




NOUN
reign of terror
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Mr. Blazakis is executive director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A 52-year-old woman was also arrested as part of the investigation, which is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing London, on 10 May.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Iraqi authorities dispatched two more units from the country’s Counter Terrorism Service, which played an important role in Iraq’s fight with Islamic State, to join a search of the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The hearing took place on the fourth day of the mass trial at the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center, southeast of San Salvador.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Jefferson had used the phrase “the Terrorism of the day” to describe the supercharged atmosphere of the late 1790s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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