terrorist
Example Sentences
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A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Police believe he was working alone and not with an overseas terrorist group or foreign government.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Reporters from the Press Association also heard the journalists called "terrorist sympathisers".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Fulop quit his job as a Goldman Sachs trader to join the Marines and deploy to Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The “red cell” committee thought it unlikely that an established terrorist group would work in the United States during a hurricane.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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