terroristic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“A new law enforcement strategy that investigates all participants in these criminal and terroristic conspiracies — including the organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them — is required.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
“If the rationale had been to combat misinformation or protect against algorithms radicalizing people into terroristic behavior, I’d be like, ‘Yeah, let’s do this,’” she says.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2024
The agency said in a news release that it would not release the name of the trooper involved in the shooting “because disclosure would compromise security against criminal or terroristic acts due to retaliation.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
The juvenile – who is not being identified because they are a minor – has been charged with terroristic threats, false public alarms and cyber harassment.
From Fox News ● Dec. 21, 2021
While the Marxian movement made headway among the industrial workers, the older terroristic movement made headway among the peasants.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by Spargo, John
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