terrorize
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“I have been very, very disturbed by the activities of some federal law enforcement agencies that have come into Los Angeles and intentionally attempted to terrorize our people,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
“This is part of the effort to terrorize those who were not born in the United States and instill fear in immigrant communities and mixed-status families,” Mukherjee said.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025
Too many use their pets as an excuse for bad human behavior, like animal accessories that grant a free pass for owners to terrorize service workers while gaining Instagram followers.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
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
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