bio·ter·ror
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Definition of bioterror
Examples of bioterror in a Sentence
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Should a truly novel pathogen appear—due to bioterror, bio error, or a natural run of bad luck in a world that can produce things like Ebola by chance—a defense centered on stockpiles could be swiftly outmaneuvered. — Andrew Hessel, Ars Technica, "Printing vaccines at the pharmacy or at home will be the way of the future," 20 June 2019 From the screenwriter of Jurassic Park and a couple dozen other movies comes Cold Storage, a thriller that follows Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz as he's faced with a deadly being from his past. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Ars To-Be-Read: Our most anticipated books for the second half of 2019," 8 June 2019 Wild Wild Country focuses on Sheela’s criminal activities and behind-the-scenes machinations — which, to be fair, included the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history. — Anna Silman, The Cut, "9 Rajneeshpuram Residents on What Wild Wild Country Got Wrong," 19 Apr. 2018 Sheela’s house, where the group’s bioterror attack was planned, has been remodeled into suites for guests who help out at the camp in the summer and stay for about a month. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "The Rajneeshpuram Commune From Netflix's Wild Wild Country Is Now a Young Life Christian Youth Camp," 6 Apr. 2018 Tensions and fierce protectiveness of her people led Sheela to allegedly orchestrate what is still known as the largest bioterror attack in the United States. — refinery29.com, "This Is The Wild Ending Of Wild, Wild Country," 21 Mar. 2018 That's because while the real threat of bioterror is minimal—there have been only a handful of such attacks in modern history, and none since 2001—the risk of bio-error is actually quite high. — Susan Scutti, Newsweek, "The Only Thing Scarier Than Bio-Warfare is the Antidote," 13 Mar. 2014 The government announced plans for the bioterror drills in a legal notice last month in Newkirk's weekly newspaper. — Justin Juozapavicius, chicagotribune.com, "Native American tribes oppose planned bioterrorism tests near Oklahoma graves," 16 Dec. 2017 The government announced plans for the bioterror drills in a legal notice last month in Newkirk’s weekly newspaper. — Washington Post, "Tribes oppose planned bioterror tests near Oklahoma graves," 16 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bioterror.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of bioterror
: bioterrorism
a bioterror attack