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offensive

[uh-fen-siv, aw-fen-, of-en-] / əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- /




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And now, he makes the biggest bonehead play of his coaching career by having his best offensive player run with the ball in the final two minutes of Sunday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

He was later accused by the presiding officer of making offensive remarks in a debate about the crisis-hit Welsh Gender Service.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

But Russia’s offensive efforts continue to struggle under a sky filled with drones, a revolution in warfare that, for now, favors the defender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The company wants to implement a "productivity offensive" to drive down costs, including an increase in working hours for no extra pay, but here too there has been no agreement with the unions.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

You didn’t often hear Root apologizing, but then it had been a deeply offensive insult.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Luis Eduardo Celis of the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation in Bogotá noted that the ELN has over the years been battered by military offensives, only to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

It said that "consistent and indiscriminate drone attacks and ground offensives constitute clear violations of ceasefire agreements by the DRC".

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 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

It came after multiple offensives were launched for more than a year.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

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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