terroristic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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When the beloved queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz called Davis’ style of performing “terroristic drag,” he was commenting primarily on the politicized manner of her performance and the ways in which it became a form of cultural critique, rather than the way she dressed.
From Los Angeles Times
“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
“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
The measure attempts to target the distribution of antisemitic flyers in residential neighborhoods by adding littering, illegal sign placement, loitering, misdemeanor terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassing communications to the list of crimes that draw enhanced sentences under Georgia’s hate crimes law.
From Seattle Times
Kerman’s deputy governor, Rahman Jalali, called the attack “terroristic,” without elaborating.
From Seattle Times
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