offensive
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The shipments have taken on new importance after the Houthis began an offensive campaign, seizing territory along the Red Sea coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Aggarwal, of Dickens Rise in Chigwell, Essex, pleaded not guilty to sending a public communication that was offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing and will stand trial in March.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
That process on the offensive side was something Heyward encouraged De Paula to tap into in all parts of his game, including defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
When the contest is between offensive and defensive AI, the defense needs to be ready.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“All ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation or port will, if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, be turned back.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The frequency of attacks on healthcare suggests that they are "a sustained feature of the war rather than an episodic consequence of large scale offensives," the report said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Russian advances in some of its major offensives are slower than the infamous Battle of the Somme in World War I, according to CSIS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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