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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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This issue is deeply related to the newly released trove of documents that indicate that New Yorkers were “misled” — essentially lied to — about air quality risks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

My colleague Lynn Cook and other WSJ staff scoured hundreds of The Wall Street Journal’s articles to show how the terrorist attacks continue to reverberate a quarter-century later.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Americans across the country paid there respects on Friday to the thousands killed in the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

A student types responses during a lesson regarding the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 in Alliance Simon Technology High School on Sept. 9.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

“They’re probably going crazy overboard with security. I doubt Batavia is high on the terrorist target list.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The first was to take the war to the terrorists overseas rather than play defense here.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Warwick Crown Court heard Webster had been referred four times to the UK Government-led Prevent programme, a scheme aimed to stop people becoming terrorists.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Shouldn’t I know terrorists flew planes into the towers?

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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