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terrorism

[ter-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm /




NOUN
reign of terror
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Yet the Form 990 doesn’t ask whether officers previously led organizations stripped of their exemptions for fraud, terrorism financing or other misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

It read: "Taking the law into one's own hands, especially when it involves public figures, is a reprehensible practice that prevents the IDF from focusing on its missions of combating terrorism and incitement to violence."

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But the agency stressed that its removal of restrictions on Syria "does not change Treasury's posture with regards to countering global terrorism and our commitment to hold bad actors in Syria accountable."

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The UK's first annual national day for those impacted by terrorism was marked today in a ceremony that took place in London.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I had grown up hearing the word terrorism, but I never really understood what it meant.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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