offensive
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At USC, Mosley already is making a push through two weeks to be the Trojans’ most dynamic offensive weapon as a freshman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Houthi offensive has cost more than 500 lives, and has displaced about 46,000 people, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The advance gives the Yemeni rebels effective control of one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints after a rapid offensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
When Arsenal tried to sign Julian Alvarez and Vinicius Jr last month, it was Arteta who was at the forefront of the club's charm offensive.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The fact that they drew large crowds infuriated a group of prominent clergymen, who called their behavior “intolerably offensive and disgusting.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
It said that "consistent and indiscriminate drone attacks and ground offensives constitute clear violations of ceasefire agreements by the DRC".
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Russian advances in some of its major offensives are slower than the infamous Battle of the Somme in World War I, according to CSIS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 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
At the same time, Russia was fortifying its defensive lines, converting its economy to war production, conscripting hundreds of thousands of fighters and adjusting its strategy for renewed offensives this winter.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 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
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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