offensive
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After successful offensive plays, or defense stops, the respective winning units would often swarm the drill area with cheers, briefly, before moving onto the next rep.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Takeshita said the tech firms were "very cooperative" but admitted their view of which posts were offensive did not always match up.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The U.S. halted all offensive operations in Iran following Trump’s Tuesday evening announcement, according to a senior U.S. official.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Here are some of those significant - and, to many, offensive - moments.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Once the Austrians had assembled their troops, they planned to march into Serbia and settle the score by means of a swift offensive.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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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