offensive
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Tight end Tucker Ashcraft trusts that USC’s offensive line will keep Indiana’s pass rush away from Maiava.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Martin was told he would not be called to speak in the Welsh Parliament until he apologised for the remarks made on Tuesday, which Presiding Officer Huw Irranca-Davies called "unnecessarily provocative and deliberately offensive".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
But Russia’s offensive efforts continue to struggle under a sky filled with drones, a revolution in warfare that, for now, favors the defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The company wants to implement a "productivity offensive" to drive down costs, including an increase in working hours for no extra pay, but here too there has been no agreement with the unions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
A wise choice indeed, because it coincided with the instant Mulch decided to launch his earthen offensive.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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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
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
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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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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