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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Readings include a former president’s lecture about gender at Harvard, as well as the school’s own reports on its legacy of slavery and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the university.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Senate nominee, Michael Whatley, for his ties to Harvey West Jr., a GOP donor and convicted sex offender whom Whatley repeatedly elevated to top posts within the state Republican Party.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The US House of Representatives has agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The strategy aims to target organised retail crime, implement an offender management programme and to establish preventative measures.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Every few minutes you turned to look at them, and if you saw one of them moving the offender had to retire to the back line and begin again.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

After years as one of the industry’s worst offenders, the carrier says it is ending the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For years American had been one of the worst offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But some victims have questioned how they will be protected, while a probation worker told the BBC that managing the influx of offenders may be "just too much".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Roy would use the city attorney’s role as the prosecutor of most misdemeanor crimes to funnel nonviolent offenders into diversion programs, such as mental health treatment or vocational training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The judge, W. Dennis Duggan, had long taken note of the strange names borne by some offenders.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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