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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of al-Qaeda.

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Examples

  • I think with a more traditional notion of insurgency that we have is the what they call al-Qaida in Iraq.

    A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On Iraq War 2010

  • I think with a more traditional notion of insurgency that we have is the what they call al-Qaida in Iraq.

    A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On Iraq War 2010

  • Eric T. Olson described the killing of bin Laden by a special operations raid on May 2 as a near-killing blow for what he called "al-Qaida 1.0," as created by bin Laden and led from his hideout in Pakistan.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • Since 2003, Al Hadlaq has been deeply involved in the Saudi government's moves to combat "deviant thinking," which is what it calls al-Qaida's ideology and the most aggressive expressions of Wahhabism.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • But the four-star admiral warned of the fight to come against what he called al-Qaida 2.0, with new leaders like American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, who Olson said understands America better than Americans understand him.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • It's a cowardly act to try to tie a very good honest citizen of Fort Bend County to what they called an al-Qaida sympathizer or supporter.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • But the four-star admiral warned of the fight to come against what he called al-Qaida 2.0, with new leaders like American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, who Olson said understands America better than Americans understand him.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Eric T. Olson described the killing of bin Laden by a special operations raid on May 2 as a near-killing blow for what he called "al-Qaida 1.0," as created by bin Laden and led from his hideout in Pakistan.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • Eric T. Olson described the killing of bin Laden by a special operations raid on May 2 as a near-killing blow for what he called "al-Qaida 1.0," as created by bin Laden and led from his hideout in Pakistan.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • But the four-star admiral warned of the fight to come against what he called al-Qaida 2.0, with new leaders like American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, who Olson said understands America better than Americans understand him.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

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