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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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He says the Journal defamed him for reporting on a birthday letter with Mr. Trump’s signature sent in 2003 to sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

It follows a predictable pattern: deny the harm, attack the credibility of the person who named the harm, and reverse the roles of victim and offender.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Several other people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Last week, the Bulwark reported that one of his campaign ads featured Ramaswamy meeting with a registered sex offender.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Sometimes the one who spotted a perched elbow would sneak out of his chair and walk all the way around the table, so that he could catch the offender.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

That includes accounts owned by convicted sex offenders.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Sara explained she campaigned for the law - which came into effect in 2011 - as she found it unfair that sex offenders could serve their jail time and then be anonymous.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

"I have concluded that attempting to distinguish among crimes and offenders for clemency would inadvertently create two classes of murder victims -- those whose perpetrators deserve the death penalty and then the rest," Newsom said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Attempting to distinguish among crimes and offenders for clemency would inadvertently create two classes of murder victims—those whose perpetrators deserve the death penalty and then the rest,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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