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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Inman-Grant said her agency had begun inquiring what Telegram was doing to combat terrorist and extremist material in March 2024, and had endured "five very difficult months of unresponsiveness".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

"When platforms are alerted to terrorist content, they must act," she told a press conference in Sydney.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

That 2001 date marked the first day of trading for the New York Exchange and the Nasdaq after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 of that year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

First, no legal authority exists to designate domestic organizations as terrorist groups.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Kennedy saw the Klan as the terrorist arm of the white establishment itself.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Flock CEO Garrett Langley has accused some opponents of being "terrorists," stoking the fire.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

"The troops engaged the terrorists with effective fire, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee into adjoining bushes," he said, noting that all the hostages had been recovered without any casualties.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

"We were only asking for our rights. We are not terrorists," she said.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The red-granite and glass building overlooking Fox Studio Lot was formerly called Fox Plaza, but may be better known to movie fans as fictional Nakatomi Plaza, where Bruce Willis fought terrorists in “Die Hard.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

“She’s using the transmitter we were supposed to find. I found it. Weeks ago. They said it was a network of terrorists, but it was just an old man and a girl.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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