offense
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As they say, the best defense is a good offense.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Maiava said he continues to refine his command of Riley’s offense and has learned more than he imagined was possible when he started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Though the state and federal charges aren’t the same, his legal team is likely to contend that he can’t be tried for the same offense twice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s a bit of a balancing act, though, because it’s got to be tempting to get a look at the offense of coordinator Mike McDaniel outside the structure of a practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
To not help him, they believed, would be a greater moral offense and act of ingratitude than even his verbal attacks of hostility and hatred.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Mangione’s lawyers argue that charged offenses all related to the same act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Seeking to deny Lavie mental health diversion, prosecutors said she was plotting behind bars and engaging in conduct very similar to the charged offenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
British prosecutors said Saturday the brothers are facing a total of 59 charges for alleged offenses that took place between 2010 and 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
California established mental health diversion in 2018 to prioritize treatment over punishment for eligible defendants whose mental illness contributed to their alleged offenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The latter two were comparatively junior members of MK, and the combined offenses of the three of them could hardly be compared with those of the rest of us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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