offense
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Everyone has their own idea of what kind of quarterback fits their offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Dodgers’ offense has hardly found any success against Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
This year the Dodgers’ offense has been a case of feast or famine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Mr. Lewis documented how Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, seemed to have figured out offense by emphasizing slugging and on-base percentage over batting average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But in Ravenel there was only Coach Spinks and he didn’t even understand the mystery of the double post offense.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
However, faced with missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season, the Giants shipped his expiring contract to a team that has October ambitions but one of the National League’s worst offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Most appeals to the emergency docket are the type of requests that were traditionally handled there: procedural requests, such as extending the time to file, and requests to stay execution for capital offenses.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
The types of offenses for each tier vary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Second-tier offenses call for a minimum of 20 years and third tier crimes could result in a lifetime on the registry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
For any one of these offenses, a child might be kept after school for a week; for all three, he might be sent to reform school until his beard grew down to his knees.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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