variants
or less commonly antiterrorism
: acting against, opposing, or combating terrorism
developed a new anti-terrorism strategy
antiterrorism sanctions
anti-terrorism
noun
or less commonly antiterrorism
a stronger approach to anti-terrorism
Examples of anti-terrorism in a Sentence
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And then there was the pushback against a 2006 story about how the CIA and other agencies sifted through international bank data as part of an anti-terrorism campaign.
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Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Extra security expenses and anti-terrorism measures for former president Donald Trump‘s military-style Independence Day parade in 2019 reportedly cost the District of Columbia $1.7 million and tapped out its Emergency Planning and Security fund.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 July 2024
Examples of federal missions given on the website included deployments to Kosovo or the anti-terrorism efforts in the Middle East.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Unique among major municipal police departments, NYPD’s ILP is part of a robust anti-terrorism initiative designed to prevent, detect, and deter terrorist activities targeting New York City.
—Howard Milstein, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Extra security expenses and anti-terrorism measures for former president Donald Trump‘s military-style Independence Day parade in 2019 reportedly cost the District of Columbia $1.7 million and tapped out its Emergency Planning and Security fund.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 July 2024
Examples of federal missions given on the website included deployments to Kosovo or the anti-terrorism efforts in the Middle East.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Unique among major municipal police departments, NYPD’s ILP is part of a robust anti-terrorism initiative designed to prevent, detect, and deter terrorist activities targeting New York City.
—Howard Milstein, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Anti-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-terrorism. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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