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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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It was 11 days after the 9/11 terrorist attack.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Three new specials commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Two days later, the US designated Brazil's two largest drug cartels as terrorist organizations -- which Flavio has said was a personal request.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Counter terrorism police said Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, of St James Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, had been charged with failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Initial reports tied Mr. Aziz to a terrorist splinter group, but the FBI now is now calling it a simple case of mistaken identity.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Entebbe a decade ago where he said: "I learned from my brother that you need two things to defeat the terrorists: clarity and courage."

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia's online register of "terrorists and extremists" -- a blacklist maintained by Russia's Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

A. Dirk Moses, the journal’s senior editor since 2011, argues it is useless to distinguish intentional killing of civilians from collateral damage caused by strikes against terrorists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

And if you don’t have some feeling for probabilities, automobile accidents might seem a relatively minor problem of local travel, whereas being killed by terrorists might seem to be a major risk when going overseas.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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