terror
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Runyan said Ghazali was not under federal investigation before the attack and was not on a US terror watch list.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Reading Ebert’s streamlined analysis, you understand a particular terror, that moment when art chills you to your bones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
His lengthy career includes overseeing the civil cases arising from Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington, often rejecting deals he saw as unfair to complainants.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Tasked with restructuring the agency for the war on terror, Mueller ran the FBI with discipline and professionalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Troves of enslaved people from many African countries, including Ghana, were brought to the United States through this pier —confused, sick, and probably gripped with terror.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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