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Alarming weaker Gulf countries like Kuwait, Iran’s leaders are increasingly talking about offensive operations on enemy territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

If the Super Bowl-favorite Rams have a potential weakness, it’s offensive line depth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Said offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase: “You’ve certainly seen him go and make some throws and go and compete in a really cool way.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

They took the capital unopposed after a lightning offensive that swept across Afghanistan, toppling government forces in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal of US-led troops.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

With enemy forces advancing, the Joint Chiefs requested permission to broaden the mission from merely guarding the base to engaging in what was described as “limited offensive operations.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The frequency of attacks on healthcare suggests that they are "a sustained feature of the war rather than an episodic consequence of large scale offensives," the report said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Although bombing contributed to Germany’s defeat in World War II, it took ground offensives by the Allied powers to win that war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman