terror
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McCallum said he was concerned about AI being used to create personal content tailored to radicalizing specific individuals, or help terror groups plot their attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said: "The unspeakable savagery and terror of 7 October must never happen again."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
As the age’s potent mix of terror and delirium spun on, designers and illustrators proposed ways to live comfortably in space, underwater or in underground bunkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The National Police Agency’s cyber terror unit opened a probe into the breach, which hit at least seven South Korean financial firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She put her finger on one of the threads coming out of her own chest, and that barest touch brought a flood of terror into her mind.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"The night terrors, you feel the world on your shoulders," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This has been true for a very long time and remains true at a time of compounding terrors, crimes and disappointments.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
They are experiencing terrors of modern warfare at sea that have become commonplace on land in Ukraine or the Middle East—such as the sight and menacing sound of Iranian drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
He carried them house to house like terrors sewn to his psyche.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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