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- noun Activity aiming at opposing or preventing
terrorism .
Etymologies
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The bodyguards, therefore, are generally either foreign mercenaries, or ex-Army officers trained in "antiterrorism" at a clandestine intelligence - and - torture school such as the one the U.S. runs in Georgia.
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The bodyguards, therefore, are generally either foreign mercenaries, or ex-Army officers trained in "antiterrorism" at a clandestine intelligence - and - torture school such as the one the U.S. runs in Georgia.
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The database is used by the Homeland Security Department to help divvy up the hundreds of millions of dollars in antiterrorism grants each year, including the program announced in May that cut money to New York City and Washington by 40 percent, while significantly increasing spending for cities including Louisville, Ky., and Omaha.
July 2006 2006
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Pipes, an outspoken advocate of racial and ethnic profiling in antiterrorism policy, demurred.
IsThatLegal? 2005
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Curtailing liberties has increased since Sept. 11 in the name of antiterrorism, he said.
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in his column in The Times, it does make you reflect on the fact that these are the same guys who now boast that they've got the weaponry to shoot down aircraft in the name of antiterrorism.
NYT > Home Page By GAIL COLLINS 2011
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The DHS has also failed to develop a sustainable long-term antiterrorism strategy.
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The DHS has also failed to develop a sustainable long-term antiterrorism strategy.
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Then, in a reversal of their usual roles, she had sworn Marlene and Butch to “off-the-record” secrecy before she would reveal the entire story, including identifying Ivgeny Karchovski and David Grale as the leaders of the so-called antiterrorism squad.
Malice Robert K. Tanenbaum 2007
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New breed: Another potential trouble spot for the GOP is "antiterrorism" legislation.
Friendly Fire 2008
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