offensive

Even after hiring his friend as offensive coordinator, who was clearly incompetent, or after showing himself to be inept as an offensive mind.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"These aircraft will operate in a defensive role and will not conduct offensive strikes against the Houthis," the statement adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rebels in the northern Tigray state of Ethiopia launched an offensive against the federal government last month, but were ultimately forced to retreat and lost control of the state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Investment management is very much a team sport. I was managing the very offensive end of the field.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He also had red hair, but of a deeper, less offensive color than Red’s.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Although bombing contributed to Germany’s defeat in World War II, it took ground offensives by the Allied powers to win that war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

But in a contrast with his comments last year, he made no direct appeals for weaponry for new offensives on the battlefield.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman