offensive
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He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons and was named the league’s offensive player of the year in 2009.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Alexander Lunin, 39, volunteered to fight in Ukraine following the start of Moscow's full-scale offensive in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The offensive line, once anchored by a 160-pound center, came to average about 280 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Tucker has had moments this season when it looked like he was heading toward an offensive turnaround.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
But then their offensive sputtered to a halt as infantrymen and horse-drawn artillery became ensnared in the obstacle course of churned-up fields, abandoned trenches, and shattered roads left from the Battle of the Somme.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing offensive
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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American Football, 1st Quarter
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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