9-11

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• The number 9-11 will be forever engraved on the minds of Americans, a somber reminder of the day when terrorists attacked significant buildings like the World Trade Center.

• Benghazi, Libya, Consulate explodes on 9-11.

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• However, there may well be persons who "aided" the 9-11 attacks in this country.

  Academic text (2005)

• The 9-11 Commission described this requirement as "a practical impossibility."

  Academic text (2005)

• Briefings would be especially damaging when coupled with a surprise attack on Americans by Al Qaeda on 9-11.

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• I remember the 9-11 attacks kept this city on its back for all of a day (that's how long transit and the schools were fully closed).

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• Even if we have more information, such as whether they participated in terrorism training at the al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, we may have no evidence of their participation in the 9-11 attacks.

  Academic text (2005)

• It broadly defines its key term—"enemy"—as "those organizations that planned, committed, or aided" the 9-11 attacks, as well as "nations, organizations, or persons who harbored" them.

  Academic text (2005)

• I remember the 9-11 attacks kept this city on its back, causing a national state of emergency and a profound sense of loss.

• Even if we have more information, we may have no evidence of their participation in the tragic 9-11 attacks that changed the course of history.

Synonyms

S

Sept. 11

vs9-11

18 4.4

A day in 2001 when terrorists attacked New York and Washington

is the same event but written with full month or numeric style

S

September 11 attacks

vs9-11

5 3.4

Terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 using hijacked planes

is the same event named without the explicit word for the violent acts

S

September 11

vs9-11

3 3.8

A day in 2001 when terrorists attacked the United States, destroying the World Trade Center and damaging the Pentagon

is the same event often shown in shorter numeric or punctuated forms

9

9/11

vs9-11

1 4.4

Terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 in the US when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon

is the same event but written with a hyphenated numeric form

E

event of 9/11

vs9-11

1 4.6

Terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 that killed many people and changed world politics

focuses on the event itself rather than its human and global impacts

S

Sep 11

vs9-11

4.4

The day when terrorists used hijacked planes to attack the United States in 2001

is the same event but written with a hyphenated numeric date

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