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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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The circumstances surrounding the release of “Toxicity” became even more surreal one week later, when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed the country and altered the way some listeners interpreted the album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Questioned by Jesse Nicholls, representing the bereaved family, Dr Latham said Uddin "felt a sense of injustice" about being branded a terrorist.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The UAE has begun investigating whether the "incident was linked to any terrorist activity or purpose", according to the country's state news agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

On top of that, air regulations have been repeatedly tightened following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. and the Germanwings Flight 9525 intentional crash in the French Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But a terrorist attack happens now; death by heart disease is some distant, quiet catastrophe.

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

"All of a sudden, you see on the news the five suspected terrorists have been released," the husband said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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

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 would see that we were not wild-eyed terrorists, but reasonable men.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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