offense
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In a follow-up post on Facebook, police warned some social media comments on the case "can be a crossing of the line and in the worst case, a criminal offense".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
That points to offense, where munitions stocks are healthier and U.S. help is needed to take out Houthi surface-to-air missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Inglewood‘s defense, led by linemen Myels Smith and Elija Harmon, was able to to slow down Palos Verdes’ high-powered offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Those Bears were ferocious on defense, capable enough on offense, and coolly walked the walk after talking the talk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
This law made it a federal offense for anyone to assist a runaway.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
The prison holds a mix of inmates including those convicted of violent as well as white-collar offenses such as corruption.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The four bills would turn some misdemeanor offenses into felonies, increase the time of license suspensions for some offenders, and make it possible for repeat DUI drivers to face more serious charges, including murder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The bulking philosophy is out of step with the modern game, where most young coaches spend their time drawing up space-age offenses and recruiting lightning-fast players to execute them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In 2024, he says, 48.4% of antisemitic offenses were classified as right-wing, compared with 31.1% as fueled by “foreign ideology” and 11% by “religious ideology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Nor is it to say that we should not care about people serving time for violent offenses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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