terrorize
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The US president thanked the Nigerian government for their "partnership", adding that Minuki "will no longer terrorize the people of Africa or help plan operations to target Americans".
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
They initially told him they were deporting him to his home country, which he thinks was done "to terrorize us."
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“They should not be anonymous. They should be identifiable. And they have to have rules of engagement that don’t allow them to terrorize and intimidate, harass and assault U.S. citizens and other people,” he said.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
It’s like the Eagles have turned him loose to terrorize quarterbacks and running backs in the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
But if that sneaky son of a gun thought it was going to terrorize Rex Walls’s little girl, it had by God got another think coming.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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What doesn’t change with the times is that “It” is synonymous with its star antagonist, Pennywise, the sinister clown that terrorizes Derry.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led the effort to add signatories from all 50 states and four U.S. terrorizes to the letter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Cox’s Pat, like Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance, terrorizes her family, but in strictly emotional rather than physical ways.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
ABSENTIFA: A group of dangerous anarchists that terrorizes people by not showing up.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020
The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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She can now dine on her deck with her husband and garden without being "terrorized" by bloodsuckers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
In a Reddit post that has been widely circulated online, a self-described white 67-year-old Trump-supporting small business owner shared his shock and regret at watching his immigrant employees terrorized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s really terrifying to see our neighbors terrorized in this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
He terrorized kids at their school for minor messes; now he was the minor mess.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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The defensive lineman could be back terrorizing the NFL this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Hermosa Beach and the neighboring cities of Manhattan Beach, El Segundo and Redondo Beach have all contended with complaints of teenagers on e-bikes terrorizing residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
“Dvoyka and Troyka have finally decided that they aren’t satisfied with terrorizing just this village,” Ivan said.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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