offender
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The greatest offender in this category remains Gérôme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
France remained the worst offender for delays caused by air traffic control management problems, accounting for 32 percent of all delays on its own.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Requesting that bail be opposed, the officer said the accused was a "violent offender" with a lengthy list of previous convictions, a flight risk and added that there were issues regarding his probation officer.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She later said she wished she had never met the late sex offender.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Press coverage hyped the personal nature of the conflict between the offender and specific victim.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
There was progress in neighbourhood policing and in some of the work carried out by regional organised crime units that focus on offenders across multiple local police force boundaries, the report said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hargitay, largely known for apprehending “especially heinous” offenders for the last 27 years, is just about the farthest away from an objectionable choice as you can get.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Of course an actor largely known for taking down sexual offenders on a cop procedural and for being a massive Knicks fan will host the Emmys.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many of the participants are what the instructors jokingly call "repeat offenders", including Dean Twaite from Tredegar who drove army vehicles as a member of Royal Corps of Transport in the 1970s and 1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Tibet and Scotland are two of the most persistent offenders.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
