offense
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Walker, who added 18 receiving yards, single-handedly outgained the entire Broncos’ offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But on the other side of the ball, they surrendered 478 yards to a Panthers offense that ranked 27th last season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Quarterback Caleb Williams threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Bears offense gained 552 yards in the victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said that during the game there were times he was thinking about his health rather than what the 49ers were doing on offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Alabama is among the growing list of states that make the murder of a person under the age of fourteen a capital offense punishable by the death penalty.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Afghanistan citizen Haji Zada was never charged with a crime, but prosecutors had tried and convicted her son and son-in-law for terror offenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
Mangione’s lawyers argue that charged offenses all related to the same act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
British prosecutors said Saturday the brothers are facing a total of 59 charges for alleged offenses that took place between 2010 and 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The lieu-tenant blathered on about major versus minor offenses, the need to make judgments, and so on, apparently expecting me to say, “Oh, I get it!” and withdraw from his office.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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