offensive
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“I’m on the offensive because I need to make sure that everyone has a conversation about how we build this combined world of safety and privacy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
For Logan, it was a great start to the season — though his annoyance with Centennial’s offensive penalties was palpable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s only offensive because it’s true,” she said.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But Charlie Werb, an analyst with Aldebaran Threat Consultants, said the new shipment could help Malian and Russian forces to build up enough strength to launch offensives into areas which have fallen to the rebels.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing offensive
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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