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terrorism

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Definition of terrorism

as in terror

the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal They have been arrested for acts of terrorism. international terrorism the fight against terrorism

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Recent Examples of terrorism Milne, 25, was arrested on a felony charge of making a threat or false information regarding an act of terrorism, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Cooperating witnesses often play an essential role in terrorism cases, Miller said. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 Friedman’s proposal would build on existing public- and private-sector initiatives and could complement the nation’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework, which the administration is working to modernize. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 In a national experiment, Public Policy researcher Mirya Holman and colleagues found that when campaign messages triggered fears of terrorism, voters turned to their stereotypes of strong leaders as masculine. — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for terrorism

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Stewart gave the character so much humanity, life, and fear, the terror of a life wasted in pursuit of wealth to the abandonment of all else.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
Beetz is phenomenal as a young woman rocked by her own broken family history, willing to put herself in harm’s way to stop Jurek’s terror.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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Washington founded the Woodland Strong Initiative, which aims to expand access to behavioral health services, violence prevention programs and workforce training for local youth.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Critics have pointed to studies showing harm to student outcomes and an increase in gun violence around vacant buildings.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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Omar, who became a citizen 26 years ago, has long been an outspoken Trump critic and a target of his racist rants, and the raid was a naked display of retribution, persecution and intimidation.

— James Speyer, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
To combat any potential physical intimidation near voting centers, tens of thousands of volunteers organized by Democrats and voting rights groups plan to watch polling places.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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