terrorist

Example Sentences

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But according to the Paris police department, in "an international and national context which is particularly tense" the gathering was "exposed to an important terrorist risk toward the Muslim community".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

During his defense, Kassis claimed that he didn’t know he was dealing with a terrorist organization, largely because he doesn’t speak Spanish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Police believe he was working alone and not with an overseas terrorist group or foreign government.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It was then that I remembered my aunt Angie, and that my father was telling anyone who would listen that she had put his name on a terrorist watch list.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover