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terror

noun as in intense fear

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Swastikas and Confederate flags would later swarm Congress during the Jan. 6 domestic terror attack.

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She remembers the terror she felt while in government custody.

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First a wave of Hamas terror against rival Palestinians, then Hamas attacks on Israeli troops on Sunday, killing two.

The weapon, which been in use by the Army and Marine Corps since 2005, has provided firepower in counter terror and counterinsurgency operations in places like Syria for years.

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Prosecutors originally charged Cintula with premeditated murder but they later reclassified the shooting as a "terror" attack, citing his political motivation.

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