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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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That 2001 date marked the first day of trading for the New York Exchange and the Nasdaq after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 of that year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

They came after him as if he were a terrorist, and all he had with him was a box of zines.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Taylor said a counter-terrorism investigation is "running in parallel" to the murder investigation but the suspected killing "has not been declared a terrorist incident at this stage".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But "AI adoption by terrorist groups has been much faster, more extensive and more systematic than we thought," Antonia Juelich, the author of the study, said in an interview with AFP on Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The “red cell” committee thought it unlikely that an established terrorist group would work in the United States during a hurricane.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to act "with full force against the terrorists and those who orchestrate and sponsor them".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Wells’ classic story was one of the first mainstream studio films to riff on America’s post-9/11 anxiety, where characters assumed the widespread panic was the work of terrorists.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Without directly addressing the matter of those whose visas were refused, the official added: "We will not allow the Iranian team to abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretences."

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist who said his beard began as a “symbolic middle finger” to stereotypes of Muslims as terrorists, is the first New York City mayor with a beard in over a century.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 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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