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terrorism

[ter-uh-riz-uhm] / ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm /




NOUN
reign of terror
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A terrorism liaison officer was brought into the case at 10:54 a.m., the sources said, sparking a scramble to find Clark.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"For them, it was terrorism because the leaflets we dropped contained the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and that was prohibited in Cuba," he said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The operation that killed him, which took place in the Lake Chad Basin in northeastern Nigeria, was “a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism” regionally and globally, Uba said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

FBI director Kash Patel said on X that his agency had arrested and returned Al-Saadi to the United States, calling him a "high-value target responsible for mass global terrorism."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I imagined that seeing a Muslim American in hijab who wasn’t on screen to talk politics or terrorism but rather something positive and awe inspiring like my Olympic journey had to have a positive effect.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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