reign of terror

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Thanks to their reign of terror in “Jurassic Park,” Velociraptors are infamous prehistoric predators.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Fring’s illicit power and reign of terror established a spectrum of villainy to measure against Walter White and Saul Goodman’s moral ambiguity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024

Gherie Wedeyesus, a teacher from Brent, said: "Let's put an end to this peddler of misery. Let's end this reign of terror and abolish Ofsted."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

There was nothing covert or forgettable about her reign of terror, which saw the Hawkeyes reach their first title game, which they lost to LSU on Sunday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

Had not the reign of terror in Paris proved what was the upshot, if the religious instincts of the masses were lost?

From Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels, Friedrich