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
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Asked why so many cameras were concentrated in the Loop and along the north lakefront, the city said many of those cameras were funded with federal anti-terrorism grants to better deter, detect and respond to threats in the heart of the city.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
Additional anti-terrorism measures in the stadium and the surrounding area were to include airspace monitoring, police service dog units, mobile and stationary video surveillance, traffic closures, and extensive search measures before the shows.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Heads of anti-terrorism agencies, including the FBI in the U.S., have also warned of possible attacks around the globe by groups or individuals related to or inspired by ISIS, including ISIS-K, which killed 145 people in an attack on a concert hall in Moscow in March.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The soldier, who was injured, had been part of Operation Sentinel, an anti-terrorism military operation that was established in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in January 2015.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 18 July 2024
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
Additional anti-terrorism measures in the stadium and the surrounding area were to include airspace monitoring, police service dog units, mobile and stationary video surveillance, traffic closures, and extensive search measures before the shows.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Heads of anti-terrorism agencies, including the FBI in the U.S., have also warned of possible attacks around the globe by groups or individuals related to or inspired by ISIS, including ISIS-K, which killed 145 people in an attack on a concert hall in Moscow in March.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The soldier, who was injured, had been part of Operation Sentinel, an anti-terrorism military operation that was established in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in January 2015.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 18 July 2024
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“Anti-terrorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-terrorism. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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