offense
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“To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury under Article III” of the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
However, he has been healthy throughout training camp and worked with the first-team offense while Jacobs was slowed by a groin injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The majority said Supreme Court precedents make clear that “mere offense, disagreement or distaste” isn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
McVay’s incorporation of three tight-end sets into the offense last season paved the way for the Rams to carry five tight ends: Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen, Terrance Ferguson and rookie Max Klare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Now he flashed a smile so warm and genuine it made me think perhaps I’d taken offense where none was meant.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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
After working with the first- and second-team offenses during training camp, Bennett appeared confident directing a unit that mostly included third-string players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, faced with missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season, the Giants shipped his expiring contract to a team that has October ambitions but one of the National League’s worst offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
To simulate gravity, feign grief and pretend supernatural intelligence of the hereafter in so fearsome and arcane a circumstance as death seemed the most criminal of offenses.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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