offense
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The Dodgers’ offense continued to scuffle but did just enough to bounce back from a three-game sweep in Atlanta — the 14th time this month they played a game decided by a single run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
After his son’s death, the Republican lawmaker spearheaded legislation in 2023 that made sexual extortion a felony offense in South Carolina and has advocated for online safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Elementary offense, you’re trying to game plan for what defenses present,” Golesh said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
By Golesh’s second season running the offense, they were 11-2, scoring an average of 46.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But in Ravenel there was only Coach Spinks and he didn’t even understand the mystery of the double post offense.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Under that law, a person can’t be prosecuted for two offenses “based upon the same act or criminal transaction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
Later, I would learn that the disciplinary committee, inundated with more serious offenses, had essentially thrown this one into the circular file.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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