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offensive

[uh-fen-siv, aw-fen-, of-en-] / əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- /




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Such reallocations might seem especially likely these days with companies facing an enormous need to spend on AI, both for offensive and defensive reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Not only was Harbaugh hitting his stride in Los Angeles, he had also brought in former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, regarded as one of the game’s savviest tacticians, as his new offensive coordinator.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

That marked both the end of Skubal’s start and the beginning of the Dodgers’ offensive onslaught.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Changes also will be apparent on the offensive line.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The duct tape does nothing to hide the offensive olive-green flower pattern that’s stitched into the worn yellow velour covering her cushions and scalloped back.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The war began in earnest on March 20, 2003, with comprehensive air and ground offensives as coalition troops crossed into Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 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

At the same time, Russia was fortifying its defensive lines, converting its economy to war production, conscripting hundreds of thousands of fighters and adjusting its strategy for renewed offensives this winter.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2024

And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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