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[ter-er] / ˈtɛr ər /


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The Marquis de Condorcet and Jacques Pierre Brissot were Girondins who lost their lives in the Terror before the abolition of slavery, for which they had long campaigned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Accompanied by HMS Terror, it was searching for the fabled Northwest Passage.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Taiwanese film "A Foggy Tale" set during the island's "White Terror" political purges decades ago leads the race with 11 nods, including best film, best director, best actor and best actress.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

They’re currently hitting smaller home haunts across the city, but Silva says, if you go to just one this season, make it Reign of Terror.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Yet the devilry is in the details, and as I delved deeper, I discovered that the money in dispute was connected to another victim of the Reign of Terror, George Bigheart.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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