terror
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Britain “effectively reduced Iran to the status of a British protectorate,” according to Stephen Kinzer in All the Shah’s Men External link: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Appeared in the December 15, 2025, print edition as 'A Day of Terror Amid the Holiday Season'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Terror birds were top predators - they could be taller than a human and had powerful legs and hooked, flesh-ripping beaks.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
In California Adventure, Avengers Campus in 2021 gave Disney its first superhero-focused land anchored by Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout! in the former Tower of Terror shell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Terror clawed at her throat, even as she fought for calm and crawled toward the exit.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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