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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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The European Union on Sunday condemned the "terrorist attacks" in Mali.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Within days, Gorka was angling for Kent’s old job at the counterterrorism center, the government’s hub for analyzing terrorist threats, The Washington Post reported.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

MS-13 is a transnational gang which was designated as a terrorist organisation by the US last year.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This phenomenon is most evident on the African continent, where the number and weight of acts of terrorist violence have shifted from the Middle East and South Asia in recent years.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 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




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