offensive
Example Sentences
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"Hence allowing defensive not offensive strikes, although the difference between the two is, in practice, often very minimal," she said.
From Barron's
The hearing was told the messages were "offensive, derogatory and disrespectful" and that Heley had "failed to challenge and report such conduct".
From BBC
The prime minister said that the UK would still not join "offensive action" against Iran.
From BBC
There was nothing from the heads of the Pentagon or the State Department, while no cabinet members took to the airwaves on US Sunday morning news shows to defend the offensive.
From Barron's
Yet he returned for the first time in October, almost a year to the day after longtime leader Bashar al-Assad was toppled in a lightning rebel offensive -- ending almost 14 years of brutal civil war.
From Barron's
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