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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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A 20-year-old man, Diego Farquharson, of Birchen Grove, Brent, has been charged with assisting an offender and is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Now-Queen Mette-Marit came under scrutiny earlier this year when it was revealed that she had a three-year friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, for which she has publicly apologised.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

They remain in custody, as well as a 38-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

She never rewarded them and she punished an offender only twice before she removed her.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

At the time, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia called Amazon “among the top worst idling offenders in the city.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The new scheme will specify confined areas for offenders in plans tailored to them and developed in consultation with victims.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Probation officers will be able to limit where serious offenders can go for as long as it is deemed necessary.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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