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But these cameras can allow law enforcement to identify the criminals that terrorize communities like mine and take them off the streets so that Americans at all socioeconomic levels can flourish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I understand why many people would say just get out of here, but that’s not what we believe. We don’t believe in allowing people like this to terrorize the community,” Cunin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

“It must be done before the waning moon or her powers will be too strong and she will be free to terrorize Ravenskill once more,” said Mr. Dimblewit.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

“I’m looking forward to a packed student section and a crowd that terrorizes the opposing goalie,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 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

Mr. Hillmann, a native of Queens, was working for Valley Forge Films, a small studio in Pennsylvania, when it began production of a low-budget movie about a gelatinous alien creature that terrorizes a small town.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2021

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

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

Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

I explained that we all owed Walter something because he had been threatened and terrorized, wrongly accused and wrongly condemned, but he never gave up.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The next day, when the story of him terrorizing residents hit the news, Hughes moved to an apartment in southeast Las Vegas, where he “hunkered down” for five days, Clark said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Now, Eatherly’s ilk gloats about verbally terrorizing American citizens going about their day-to-day lives on American streets and beams this content around the globe for money.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 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

He looks like a cross between Barbie and the Predator and will be terrorizing defenses for as long as Norway can hang around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Soon it would be too dark to see, and besides, the badger would be emerging soon to make his rounds, terrorizing the local moles and gophers.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly