offense
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Of course, the Eagles’ offense and defense made plenty of important plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
And it applied for offense, defense and special teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Their offense under Kubiak has been one of the league’s best, even though the player they selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, has been riding the bench.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one is safe from the blame, but no one’s exclusive to blame, either, besides the guy putting together the offense and calling the plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He pretended to take offense at Methuselah’s statement.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
Last year, a Capital & Main investigation found that companies with violations in multiple counties across California were not fined for hundreds of those offenses — many involving worker safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2024, he says, 48.4% of antisemitic offenses were classified as right-wing, compared with 31.1% as fueled by “foreign ideology” and 11% by “religious ideology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Afghanistan citizen Haji Zada was never charged with a crime, but prosecutors had tried and convicted her son and son-in-law for terror offenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
People who are convicted of violent crimes tend to get longer prison sentences than those who commit nonviolent offenses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing offense
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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