terrorist

Example Sentences

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A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

During his defense, Kassis claimed that he didn’t know he was dealing with a terrorist organization, largely because he doesn’t speak Spanish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Police believe he was working alone and not with an overseas terrorist group or foreign government.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Reporters from the Press Association also heard the journalists called "terrorist sympathisers".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

What if the prosecutors, hoping to justify Zeitoun’s incarceration, tried to make a case against him—a connection, any distant connection, to some terrorist activity?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers