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"How could I just sit there when my kids are screaming and shaking in terror?" says Ibrahim Issa.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He either swats away shot attempts or, more often, makes would-be shooters run away in terror before they even look at the rim—a phenomenon known as the “Nope.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

"We lost a lot of people and our possessions. We lived a difficult and harsh life, displaced from one city to another, under bombardment and in terror."

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

Theirs is rooted in terror, anxiety and profound stress.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

The wild things looked about them in terror.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman


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