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terrorism

[ter-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm /




NOUN
reign of terror
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During a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly earlier this week, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called for "concrete and verifiable" measures to ensure that Afghan territory is not used for "terrorism".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

When the market reopened on Sept. 17, 2001, it told the world that terrorism wouldn’t paralyze us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But “Munich,” which followed six months later, goes straight to the questions of terrorism and endless cycles of retaliation that hung over the period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Each way of remembering draws a boundary around the terrorism the nation experienced, deciding how far beyond that September morning its meaning should extend.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Cold War is over, and fear of communist expansion has been replaced by the menace of international terrorism.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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