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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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A U.A.E. official said the government is “firmly committed to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and all forms of illicit finance. Safeguarding the integrity of its financial system is a national priority.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was previously found guilty by majority verdict after a trial at the Old Bailey of preparation of terrorist acts and possession of two bladed articles.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Opher Dubrovsky, who works in tech at Amazon.com, said some passengers worried that crew members might have been involved in what they suspected was a terrorist attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

This includes the ability of the U.S. to wage war against terrorists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"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

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

Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

And if you don’t have some feeling for probabilities, automobile accidents might seem a relatively minor problem of local travel, whereas being killed by terrorists might seem to be a major risk when going overseas.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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