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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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It was 11 days after the 9/11 terrorist attack.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court and pleaded not guilty to failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

"We would like to see severe consequences for people who engage in -- and I'll use the term -- terrorist activity," Huckabee told Channel 13.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Southern Syria is vulnerable to terrorist activity; such groups have operated near the Israeli border before.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

They seemed less intent on finding out my views than on proving that I was a Communist and a terrorist.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

He damns terrorists with faint praise, as when he condemned the attack on a Jewish school in West Bloomfield, Mich., before excusing the perpetrator with the words “hurt people do hurt people.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia's online register of "terrorists and extremists" -- a blacklist maintained by Russia's Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

"I really can't see how revealing that Andrew had police protection 25 years ago would play into the hands of terrorists as the Met claims," he added.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Sitting on the floor with a fake skyscraper, none of us says anything about sitting in Ben’s room, about terrorists or tears.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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