The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2005. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Cooley is an American journalist and author who specializes in terrorism and the Middle East .1Based in Athens , he works as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and is a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor . Cooley is one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as experts on the area's history and politics. He has interviewed several of the region's heads of state and is personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO . His many awards include the Council on Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Correspondent Fellowship, and the coveted George Polk Memorial Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting.2 He was a key part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won an Emmy in 1990 for its investigation into the December 21 , 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
John Kent Cooley (November 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American journalist and author who specialized in terrorism and the Middle East .Based in Athens , he worked as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and was a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor .Cooley was one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as an expert on the area's history and politics.He interviewed several of the region's heads of state and was personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO . His many awards include the Council on Foreign Affairs ’ Foreign Correspondent Fellowship, and the coveted George Polk Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting. He was a key part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won an Emmy in 1990 for its investigation into the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
John Kent Cooley (November 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American journalist and author who specialized in terrorism and the Middle East . Based in Athens , he worked as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and was a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor . Cooley was one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as an expert on the area's history and politics. He interviewed several of the region's heads of state and was personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO . His many awards include the Council on Foreign Relations ' Fellowship for American Foreign Correspondents, and the coveted George Polk Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting. He was a key part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won an Emmy in 1990 for its investigation into the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 . Council on Foreign Relations. 2011 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
John Kent Cooley (November 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American journalist and author who specialized in islamist groups and the Middle East . Based in Athens , he worked as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and was a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor . Cooley was one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as an expert on the area's history and politics. He interviewed several of the region's heads of state and was personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO . His many awards include the Council on Foreign Relations ' Fellowship for American Foreign Correspondents, and the coveted George Polk Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting. He was a key part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won an Emmy in 1990 for its investigation into the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 . Council on Foreign Relations . 2011 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American journalist and author John Kent Cooley (November 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American journalist and author who specialized in islamist groups and the Middle East . Based in Athens , he worked as a radio and off-air television correspondent for ABC News and was a long-time contributing editor to the Christian Science Monitor . Cooley was one of only a handful of Western journalists widely regarded and trusted in the Middle East as an expert on the area's history and politics. He interviewed several of the region's heads of state and was personally acquainted with the senior leadership of the PLO . His many awards include the Council on Foreign Relations ' Fellowship for American Foreign Correspondents, and the coveted George Polk Award for distinguished career achievement in international reporting. He was a key part of the ABC News Prime Time Live team that won an Emmy in 1990 for its investigation into the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 . Council on Foreign Relations . 2011 .
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Today
“terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
american journalist and author who specialized in terrorism and the middle east
Now
american journalist and author who specialized in islamist groups and the middle east
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