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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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Michael Myers, a former fashion photographer, started Distillery 291 in Colorado Springs, Colo., after fleeing New York City in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Writing on Truth Social, Trump said the joint mission was "flawlessly executed... to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The UK's terrorism threat level was raised two weeks ago to the second-highest level of "severe", with security officials citing the "broader Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threat".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Ofcom said this followed concerns from some organisations that they had flagged "multiple pieces" of suspected illegal hate and terrorist content to X, but were unclear whether the reports had been received or acted upon.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

If Werner rings the bell, the old man will assume he’s being arrested as a terrorist.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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