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terror

[ter-er] / ˈtɛr ər /


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Douglas doesn’t understand why his children are partial to their mother, his ex-wife, who was the source of so much instability and terror.

From Los Angeles Times

And yet for a century — going back to 1928 — we’ve had the Great Depression, wars, terror attacks, assassinations, pandemics, assorted unrest and other market shocks.

From MarketWatch

Now he knew that every pore in his body could constrict with terror.

From Literature

Counter terror policing, led by the Metropolitan Police, the National Air Service run by West Yorkshire Police, and National Roads Policing will also all be brought under the new organisation.

From BBC

The UK was among several allies to join the US in Afghanistan from 2001, after it invoked Nato's collective security clause following the 9/11 terror attacks.

From BBC