offense
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“To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury under Article III” of the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The majority said Supreme Court precedents make clear that “mere offense, disagreement or distaste” isn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Point Four: The struggling Dodgers offense desperately needs Ohtani to get right at the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
San Dimas has switched to a spread offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
“No offense, m’lady, but if I don’t plant them soon they’ll rot. Now, where would you like them?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Since 2023, law-enforcement agencies in West Virginia typically can’t post to social media mug shots of people charged with minor offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
After working with the first- and second-team offenses during training camp, Bennett appeared confident directing a unit that mostly included third-string players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Under that law, a person can’t be prosecuted for two offenses “based upon the same act or criminal transaction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For any one of these offenses, a child might be kept after school for a week; for all three, he might be sent to reform school until his beard grew down to his knees.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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