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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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"We would like to see severe consequences for people who engage in -- and I'll use the term -- terrorist activity," Huckabee told Channel 13.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Joseph Fransen, the study’s chief author, told the Commission that he took inspiration from the federal government’s 9/11 after-action report, which dissected mistakes leading up to the terrorist attack.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Since World War I, the stock exchange has also been shuttered because of extreme weather, the 1977 New York City blackout and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

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

"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Bibliocide—attacks on the written word—is a common tactic of totalitarians and terrorists.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Flock CEO Garrett Langley has accused some opponents of being "terrorists," stoking the fire.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to act "with full force against the terrorists and those who orchestrate and sponsor them".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Shouldn’t I know terrorists flew planes into the towers?

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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