terrorist
Example Sentences
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After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Foa helped train therapists in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
France has banned a major gathering of Muslims in the northern Paris suburbs, saying it could be a terrorist target.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Police believe he was working alone and not with an overseas terrorist group or foreign government.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
In it, they asked what steps it had taken to investigate the killing, and why the activist had been listed as a "terrorist".
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
“Other attacks on American soil were by nations; this is the first transnational terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.”
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.