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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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The operation would continue, he said, “until the country is liberated from the control of terrorist militias.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

They haven’t turned up any links to any foreign power or major terrorist organization, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, efforts to address the safety of the flight deck have largely focused on threats from outside getting in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Imagine that you are a government official charged with procuring the funds to fight one of two proven killers: terrorist attacks and heart disease.

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

"If they were true terrorists they wouldn't have released them," she added, asking not to give her name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

A British-born veteran of Vietnam, he concluded after the 1993 bombing that the terrorists would return, and he rigorously rehearsed evacuation plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

He recounted how Father rescued the President when Gondwannan terrorists attacked her house, how she made him Chief of Security for the Land of Zimbabwe.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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