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offensive

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




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JSerra has size on both the offensive and defensive lines and continues to improve with three straight wins after losing to Sierra Canyon in the opener.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

As attacks continue, the United Nations Security Council was due to meet on Tuesday to discuss the Houthis' offensive, diplomatic sources said.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

But that offensive efficiency declined once Hill was traded away and Kelce showed his age.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

He still spoke in a familiar rather offensive way.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The frequency of attacks on healthcare suggests that they are "a sustained feature of the war rather than an episodic consequence of large scale offensives," the report said.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

It said that "consistent and indiscriminate drone attacks and ground offensives constitute clear violations of ceasefire agreements by the DRC".

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Russian advances in some of its major offensives are slower than the infamous Battle of the Somme in World War I, according to CSIS.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 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

General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.

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




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