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They win by striking out less often than anybody in baseball and using their legs to terrorize opposing defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Our justice system was not created to terrorize people,” she said.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The US president thanked the Nigerian government for their "partnership", adding that Minuki "will no longer terrorize the people of Africa or help plan operations to target Americans".

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

They initially told him they were deporting him to his home country, which he thinks was done "to terrorize us."

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

But if that sneaky son of a gun thought it was going to terrorize Rex Walls’s little girl, it had by God got another think coming.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

What doesn’t change with the times is that “It” is synonymous with its star antagonist, Pennywise, the sinister clown that terrorizes Derry.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

“I’m looking forward to a packed student section and a crowd that terrorizes the opposing goalie,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

Oh yeah, Cakey is actually an evil cake that terrorizes the universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

If she terrorizes assistants, designers or publicists, it may sometimes be because she can smell their fear or worshipfulness.

From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

She can now dine on her deck with her husband and garden without being "terrorized" by bloodsuckers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

In a Reddit post that has been widely circulated online, a self-described white 67-year-old Trump-supporting small business owner shared his shock and regret at watching his immigrant employees terrorized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

On Feb. 13, 2022, Stafford passed for two touchdowns and Aaron Donald terrorized the Cincinnati Bengals in a 23-20 victory that delivered the team’s first title since 2000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

I explained that we all owed Walter something because he had been threatened and terrorized, wrongly accused and wrongly condemned, but he never gave up.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"Other Mommy," from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child -- made even worse by the fact that the demon resembles the girl's mother.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Those threats are a direct result of him taking on the cartels terrorizing Texans and some of the nation’s most dangerous violent criminals.”

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

He said “federal agents are in our neighborhoods terrorizing families” and called for comprehensive immigration reform that includes “humane border solutions,” improved ports of entry and pathways to citizenship for longtime residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan