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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. government put vast sums into the development of drones, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Notably, the United States federal government funded those same charities until the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan spiraled following the discovery that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was living in a Pakistani town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

France has banned a major gathering of Muslims in the northern Paris suburbs, saying it could be a terrorist target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Incidentally, Newsweek once stated that the chances of a college- educated single woman over thirty-five getting married were smaller than her chances of being killed by a terrorist.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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