terror
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The idea for a national day for terror victims and survivors came about after a Home Office review, external found many needed more support.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Those predators included anacondas, saber toothed mammals, flightless "terror birds" and sebecids, a group of land dwelling relatives of crocodylians.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The result is an atmospheric film that gradually draws the viewer to the other side, revealing the terror that seeks to infiltrate the characters' world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“That was incredibly helpful in envisioning the terror of Annie’s situation,” Markley notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Madam, control yourself! We cannot strike terror into the Archipelagic population on the basis of one preliminary hearing. There would be chaos.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The dark comedy about a New England island beset by supernatural terrors is both exceedingly clever and genuinely terrifying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
But somehow, I have managed to defy the odds, becoming the rare outlier to not only protect my job from the A.I. monster’s bite but profit from its terrors.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
"One of the main things for me is that I don't have the same degree of night terrors I had before," said Shash, who often uses a wheelchair to get around.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Where were the terrors she’d been told she should expect?
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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