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terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /


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This is also not to say that other terrorist organizations, namely the Islamic State, do not menace the U.S. or our allies.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

The Ukrainian authorities say are treating Saturday' shooting as a terrorist act but have not yet spoken about a motive.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

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

Congress nationalized passenger and baggage screening at airports two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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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