offensive
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With the “special relationship” on the rocks, the U.K.’s ties with President Trump now rest on a charm offensive by King George III’s great-great-great-great-great grandson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
"We have an effective weapon: not to conduct an offensive war, but to prevent the enemy advancing effectively on our territory," he tells me.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
He then helped them win the Super Bowl in 2025 and is now one of the best offensive tackles in the league.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
In Pakistan, Araghchi said Saturday he had discussed the end of Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
After two weeks, Ludendorff called off the Somme offensive and shifted to the north, striking near the ruins of Ypres.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing offensive
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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American Football, 1st Quarter
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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