terror
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On Wednesday, a US government official said Artan had not been allowed to enter the country because of his "association with suspected members of terror organisations".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
So with Spielberg once again looking skyward, we decided to revisit the director’s long cinematic relationship with aliens, as figures of astonishment, terror, transcendence and, occasionally, giant crystal skulls from another dimension.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Unassuming on its surface, that negative is at once a sophisticated industrial product and the source of nearly a century of dreams, joy, terror, fantasy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Residents who spoke to AFP described scenes of terror during the earthquake, with many saying the area was no longer safe enough to call home.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Opal looked up, her wide eyes full of terror.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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