reign of terror

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Thanks to their reign of terror in “Jurassic Park,” Velociraptors are infamous prehistoric predators.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Crucially, she makes Cady as vivid and charismatic in her awkward deer-in-the-headlights moments as she is when her own Plastics reign of terror begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Gherie Wedeyesus, a teacher from Brent, said: "Let's put an end to this peddler of misery. Let's end this reign of terror and abolish Ofsted."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

There was nothing covert or forgettable about her reign of terror, which saw the Hawkeyes reach their first title game, which they lost to LSU on Sunday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

He did not mean that revolution was at our door; he did not mean that we are threatened with a reign of terror; he did not mean that there was any prospect of immediate bloodshed.

From The Nation Behind Prison Bars by Herr, George L. (George Lewis)