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terrorize

[ter-uh-rahyz] / ˈtɛr əˌraɪz /


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But these cameras can allow law enforcement to identify the criminals that terrorize communities like mine and take them off the streets so that Americans at all socioeconomic levels can flourish.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“I understand why many people would say just get out of here, but that’s not what we believe. We don’t believe in allowing people like this to terrorize the community,” Cunin said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

The US president thanked the Nigerian government for their "partnership", adding that Minuki "will no longer terrorize the people of Africa or help plan operations to target Americans".

From BBC May 16, 2026

They initially told him they were deporting him to his home country, which he thinks was done "to terrorize us."

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

It continued to terrorize numerous cities, especially in Central and South America.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

“I’m looking forward to a packed student section and a crowd that terrorizes the opposing goalie,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 23, 2023

Annabelle first terrorizes orphan girls in "Annabelle: Creation" and later is an unknowing man's gift to his pregnant wife.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2022

Oh yeah, Cakey is actually an evil cake that terrorizes the universe.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2022

One night, he drives a young man who tells him a once-upon-a-time story about a monster who terrorizes a village.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2022

The bear sinks its teeth into the fish's flesh because it must; it never terrorizes a deer for a night of fun, just because it can.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

A man who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia residents while wearing a creepy Halloween mask has been arrested in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

She can now dine on her deck with her husband and garden without being "terrorized" by bloodsuckers.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

He terrorized defenses and scored a hat trick in the final.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

I asked if she worried that Pratt’s agenda would amount to punishing 70,000 people for the actions of a much smaller number, like the man who had terrorized her.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

The tailor I had terrorized back in Tarbean knew what to do.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Now, Eatherly’s ilk gloats about verbally terrorizing American citizens going about their day-to-day lives on American streets and beams this content around the globe for money.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Tired of teens terrorizing the town on e-bikes?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

He looks like a cross between Barbie and the Predator and will be terrorizing defenses for as long as Norway can hang around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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