offense
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The backcourt should also be in a better place, with Cox, a former Loyola High standout, stepping in with experience orchestrating an offense.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Kubiak, who electrified Seattle’s offense in only one season there, will be leading the show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The franchise went 21-41 over the past four seasons and its offense scored a league-worst 241 points last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
When the crowd at an early gig showers his sons with physical coins, Domingo’s expression shows offense at people treating the Jackson 5 like street performers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“This is an offense directed at our very existence,” the prosecutor said of Abel’s mission in America, “and through us at the free world and civilization itself.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing offense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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