offensive
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In case you missed it: The latest Risk Journal podcast delves into a new White House initiative that could allow cybersecurity firms to help the government conduct offensive operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Syria has been trying to rebuild its military facilities that were damaged during the offensive that saw Bashar al-Assad's government overthrown.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
They should be major offensive contributors, joining quarterback Domenik Fuentes to fuel the Cavaliers’ attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The US-based World Central Kitchen condemned the decision calling it "inconsistent with the full truth and deeply offensive".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
This was the decision that caused Hamilton to repeat his earlier characterizations of Burr as the unprincipled American Catiline, which in turn generated the newspaper reports containing the offensive word “despicable.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The god of war is fickle, and Russia’s spring and summer offensives could still push Ukraine into crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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
It came after multiple offensives were launched for more than a year.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing offensive
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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American Football, 1st Quarter
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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