offensive
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Moscow began its Ukraine offensive in February 2022.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Matisse Thybulle says practice is sure to be tougher than games when he gets pushed by offensive savants Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
They are likely to respond to the latest offensive with new attacks on Saudi Arabia, including on its energy infrastructure, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, a Saudi-led military coalition said its fighter jets had destroyed more than 300 "high-value" targets in strikes supporting the offensive.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
After two weeks, Ludendorff called off the Somme offensive and shifted to the north, striking near the ruins of Ypres.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
The war began in earnest on March 20, 2003, with comprehensive air and ground offensives as coalition troops crossed into Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
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
And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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