offensive
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The priority, however, is getting Ohtani back to himself on the offensive side before the postseason — whether that means a couple days off or more than a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Diablos’ opening drive began with a 60-yard rushing touchdown, created by a massive gap on the left side of the offensive line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Memorial group received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 -- months after Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine -- alongside jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and Ukraine's Centre for Civil Liberties.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
O’Connell, a former quarterback himself, is a highly regarded offensive mind, while Justin Jefferson is one of the game’s top receivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The entire arai offensive line toppled backward like bowling pins.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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The frequency of attacks on healthcare suggests that they are "a sustained feature of the war rather than an episodic consequence of large scale offensives," the report said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Russian advances in some of its major offensives are slower than the infamous Battle of the Somme in World War I, according to CSIS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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