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He now says his proffer agreement with police, under which he agreed to tell them what he knew but it couldn't be used against him in court, was given under duress, according to Netflix.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

A proffer is a truth-seeking interview in which the government holds the leverage and says, We want to get information from you.

From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025

If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“They want them to squirm or even proffer a plea deal on their own…”

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

Mostly, though, no one speaks to me or even looks at me except to proffer an application form.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“He was essentially given a free pass when he admitted under the proffers to the feds, but until he wrote the book, they couldn’t use the statements,” said veteran defense attorney Mark Geragos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Standing out from the rest of the Crosstrek lineup, the Wilderness grade proffers a more distinct, rugged appearance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025

But van Mulukon proffers another wrinkle to the mix of set, setting and neurology: culture.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

“All four of those people that did their proffers in front of you, they did their plea, it was all recorded, it was sent out there for the world to see,” he said.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2023

She goes round and proffers each of us her hand.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

An MP close to Miliband proffered a more straightforward explanation.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Although China has never offered a straightforward explanation for why it stopped sending the aircraft—and why it resumed again—Taiwanese officials and outside analysts in Taipei and Washington have proffered various theories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

An exception among them is the purposely titled “Outrageous Predictions” proffered annually by Saxo Bank of Denmark.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

Suppliers proffered various expensive goods, including a designer bag worth $2,290, three luxury watches each worth thousands, and numerous prepaid American Express gift cards totaling tens of thousands of dollars, the complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

To beasts of chase the lie is proffered: Timor Mortis Conturbat Me.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Surprisingly, this was Ms. Josefowicz’s first Ojai Festival, her debut on the Libbey Bowl stage having come the day before, proffering Mr. Adams’s rollicking “Road Movies” with her frequent musical partner John Novacek on piano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

His moment in the Oval Office, proffering the invite from the King for a historic second state visit, "the most heart in mouth" moment of the whole year for some of his allies.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

Passersby pressed their hands into hers, proffering congratulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

Multiple objections from the defense didn’t prevent Rolle from proffering her answer: “Absolutely not, no.”

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2023

He keeps his eyes on the tile floor as he goes from one to the other, proffering refreshments, as if to reassure us there will be no witnesses.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez