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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Ships that pass will have to coordinate with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the powerful paramilitary group that has been labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the European Union, Arab mediators said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

Also, each accused terrorist is considered an "enemy combatant" and denied some legal protection.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple