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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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This issue is deeply related to the newly released trove of documents that indicate that New Yorkers were “misled” — essentially lied to — about air quality risks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

While close to 3,000 died in the terrorist attacks, close to 9,000 have died in the two-and-a-half decades since, most likely from one of the dozens of ailments that lingering cloud has caused.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Globalization, social upheaval and great-power rivalry are tectonic shifts that were in motion before the terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

"That was the part that I wasn't really taught until I did my own research. It's really hard to explain what a terrorist is to a child."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Kennedy saw the Klan as the terrorist arm of the white establishment itself.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

"We're not talking about an ordinary mafia, we're talking about terrorists," Rubio told reporters.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Preventing taxpayer dollars from enriching terrorists is a worthy objective.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Sitting on the floor with a fake skyscraper, none of us says anything about sitting in Ben’s room, about terrorists or tears.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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