terror
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Wherever the comedy goes, it’s played straight and with intensity, as is the terror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Det Con Charlotte Couch, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "We understand the immense fear this incident caused, with witnesses believing at the time this was an active act of terror."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I will never forget the confusion, and then the sheer terror, of that day.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Today we salute every member of the United States military who served in the 'War on Terror.' It is a war on sick, horrible terror," Trump said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
I’d feel suffocated between nausea and terror as lightning streaked from sky to water and thunder boomed painfully into our eardrums.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Now adults, they talk of growing up with night terrors and the burden of constantly being seen as victims of a historic disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This has been true for a very long time and remains true at a time of compounding terrors, crimes and disappointments.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Yes, we love a good rant about the terrors of technology from a comedy legend like Seinfeld, who got famous long before the advent of artificial intelligence and smartphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
But somehow, I have managed to defy the odds, becoming the rare outlier to not only protect my job from the A.I. monster’s bite but profit from its terrors.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
To give these up for three months for the terrors of the uncomfortable and unknown seemed crazy.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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