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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

“I have been very, very disturbed by the activities of some federal law enforcement agencies that have come into Los Angeles and intentionally attempted to terrorize our people,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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 continued to terrorize numerous cities, especially in Central and South America.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Annabelle first terrorizes orphan girls in "Annabelle: Creation" and later is an unknowing man's gift to his pregnant wife.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2022

And that looked to be enough on a night the Oilers weren’t anything like the team that terrorizes opposing defenders when McDavid and Draisaitl show up.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

Oh yeah, Cakey is actually an evil cake that terrorizes the universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

One night, he drives a young man who tells him a once-upon-a-time story about a monster who terrorizes a village.

From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

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

The river once terrorized Angelenos; its unconstrained flow was prone to flooding until most of its 51 miles were lined with concrete starting in the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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

Like so many of us, Good could have stayed tucked safely away in her house, looking the other way while a bunch of hastily hired wannabe warriors terrorized her neighbors.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026

“The communities that are being terrorized don’t have the time for legislative bodies to be waiting around,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

“Here,” Mr. Gonzalez cried in his terrorized tenor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

“There was a guy who was terrorizing the front of Clifton’s because he decided he wanted to live in the vestibule in front, and he didn’t want us to operate there,” Meieran said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

The only city that the pitcher dubbed the “Monster of the Reiwa Era” was terrorizing was his own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

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