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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Many vessels chose not to contact the Houthis, which the U.S. sanctions and designates as a foreign terrorist organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Eisenkot has dismissed regime change as a fantasy and has said he’d prefer to sway Tehran’s behavior—away from supporting terrorist groups and developing nuclear weapons—through economic pressure.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

It called for more effective cooperation on countering money laundering and terrorist financing, and for officials to send more requests to identify and seek the seizure of criminal assets abroad.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Canadian Armed Forces has said that "while the incident remains under investigation, at this time, there are no indications that it was the result of any terrorist activity".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

I didn’t want to get into being called a terrorist.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Saturday's London protesters held banners bearing slogans such as "How is trying to stop a genocide a crime?" and "We are protesters, not terrorists."

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Times also includes coverage of the MI5 chief's speech, noting that AI is being used by terrorists in attack plans.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our. ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai


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