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
“With the starting pitching we have, if we have the ability to be more consistent with our offense, you can definitely squint and see a better club out there,” Mozeliak told me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Just about any offense will do, even if it bears scant relation to the likelihood the applicant will be a good tenant.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
His assignment was to find a way to stop the offenses in the Big 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
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
Mangione’s lawyers argue that charged offenses all related to the same act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Later, I would learn that the disciplinary committee, inundated with more serious offenses, had essentially thrown this one into the circular file.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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