offense
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The Packers have won three in a row, and their defense has a league-leading nine interceptions, but can their offense move it on the ground?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The term and so-called self-improvement practice are generally associated with the incel community, though Peters has previously taken offense to that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It appears investors are starting to play offense.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
On offense, Stafford hasn’t been nearly as effective as a year ago with six interceptions in as many games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
One took offense at her inclusion of native lore: “The grand defect of the work is the introduction of idle stories related to her by strangers.”
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
“I think historically speaking, the vast majority of people who commit these kind of offenses and who follow through on mass shooting incidents are generally male,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Other potential offenses will require investigation just to be discovered and determined to be subject to criminal or civil liability.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
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 prison admission rate for violent offenses declined 20% among whites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
We ended up taking on almost one hundred new cases following the court's ban on life imprisonment without parole for kids convicted of non-homicide offenses.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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