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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Counter-terror officers are leading the investigation but it has not been declared as a terrorist incident at this time, Greater Manchester Police said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He shared an Overseas Press Club award for coverage of the eurozone’s debt crisis and a New York Press Club award for coverage of the Nov. 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But it insisted it "operates against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, not against the Lebanese army" and added that it was "reviewing the incident".

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

It is designated as a terrorist organisation by Israel and many other countries, including the UK and US.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Behind his innocent façade of a doctor without prestige there was hidden a terrorist who with his short-legged boots covered the scars that five years in the stocks had left on his legs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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