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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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It’s unprecedented, Sinnar explained, because the state-level designation, while distinct, goes beyond the federal law governing the designation of terrorist organizations, which have been restrained by the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The group is designated as a terrorist organisation by countries including the UK and the US.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan spiraled following the discovery that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was living in a Pakistani town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The United States added Lebanon-based Hezbollah to its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations in 1997.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Behind his innocent façade of a doctor without prestige there was hidden a terrorist who with his short-legged boots covered the scars that five years in the stocks had left on his legs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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