terror
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Unlike traditional horror that mixes dark visuals with jump scares, in “Backrooms” the long hallways and blind corners are starkly lighted and terror builds slowly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The state "will not tolerate acts of terror or intimidation against communities of faith", Newsom added.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Places where “a resurgent terror threat is the reality,” according to the strategy, include West Africa, the Sahel region, Sudan and Somalia.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
"Hate has no place in California, and we will not tolerate acts of terror or intimidation against communities of faith," he said on X, adding, "To the San Diego Muslim community: California stands with you."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
It is hard to imagine the terror experienced by a small boy caught like this, sometime in the 1750s.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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