reign of terror
noun phrase
: a state or a period of time marked by violence often committed by those in power that produces widespread terror
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And we are reminded this morning of the horrors from his reign of terror.
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
One storyline that isn’t finished, however, is Captain Gerrard’s reign of terror.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Her attempts at humor, horribly renewed each morning, have become a reign of terror.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Modine does not put forward any particular analysis of the film, but rather says that Trump using these clips this way is proof that his second term would be equivalent to the Nazis' reign of terror.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
One storyline that isn’t finished, however, is Captain Gerrard’s reign of terror.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Her attempts at humor, horribly renewed each morning, have become a reign of terror.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Modine does not put forward any particular analysis of the film, but rather says that Trump using these clips this way is proof that his second term would be equivalent to the Nazis' reign of terror.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Reign of terror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reign%20of%20terror. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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