terrorist
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The operation would continue, he said, “until the country is liberated from the control of terrorist militias.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, efforts to address the safety of the flight deck have largely focused on threats from outside getting in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
A UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“He embodied the meaning of courage and responsibility in the face of a dangerous terrorist act,” Gargash said on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Other attacks on American soil were by nations; this is the first transnational terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.”
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"If they were true terrorists they wouldn't have released them," she added, asking not to give her name.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
When he was searching for the terrorists room by room in the hotel, he told members of his team to take food from the minibars to stay nourished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Tell him, if he’s not busy hunting down terrorists right now, I’d appreciate him taking care of whoever’s sending strange letters to thirteen-year-old boys.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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