offenders

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Roosevelt directed Garfield to engage in a three-step campaign: Build a record against targeted companies; leak their worst offenses to the press to generate outrage; then press Congress for action against the offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“We absolutely need a functioning immigration system that includes taking violent offenders off our streets to keep our communities safe,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“I have worked extensively with issues of competency, insanity and mentally disordered offenders, requiring close collaboration with medical experts and careful application of nuanced legal standards,” he said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The offenders were stopped in their tracks by audience members shushing - some even hissing - or having a quiet word, but in each case it still momentarily broke the spell of the film.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Black offenders resided in the east wing with the offices of the sheriff and his deputies in between.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy