offensive
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"The word 'peace' is considered offensive, dangerous," Zenkina told AFP, smiling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
As attacks continue, the United Nations Security Council was due to meet on Tuesday to discuss the Houthis' offensive, diplomatic sources said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
That all changed last year when the Bears hired Johnson, a former offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, and splurged to upgrade the offense around Williams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Vikings have had nine starting quarterbacks since Jefferson was named offensive player of the year for 2022, and the wide receiver looked back to his best.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
American forces were just beginning a major offensive to clear them out.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
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
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
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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