reign of terror
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Logan’s reign of terror may take on a new shape, but it’s definitely not over.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2023
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
Basgallop dresses up basic horror premises with curlicues of mordant, deadpan humor, and creates an ambient pea soup of unease that, for his well-employed but economically insecure young characters, constitutes a reign of terror.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
The Royalist and Girondin insurrections and the critical aspect of the war favoured the establishment of what is known as the reign of terror.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various