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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Top officials initially called Pretti, a nurse, a domestic terrorist.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

As early as 2021, Mr. Putin called on the international community to remove the Taliban from lists of terrorist organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Rehearsals for the original Broadway run coincided with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Holcenberg explained, and he was struck by audience members’ emotional responses to the first shows.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Strang did not have terrorist links, the prosecution stated, but did have a "troubling extremist mindset".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The “red cell” committee thought it unlikely that an established terrorist group would work in the United States during a hurricane.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

"As a result, Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Friday night.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

Wells’ classic story was one of the first mainstream studio films to riff on America’s post-9/11 anxiety, where characters assumed the widespread panic was the work of terrorists.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

After Al Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center in 2001, he was widely praised for his leadership, and Oprah Winfrey called him “America’s mayor.”

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2026

Project Servator has a proven track record of stopping criminals and terrorists through highly visible, unpredictable deployments that vary in time and location, deterring those planning harm and reassuring the public.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.”

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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