offensive
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As federal regulators scrutinize the migration of sports to streaming, the NFL is going on the offensive, meeting last week with senior Federal Communications Commission officials to justify the league’s media-rights strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Receiver, offensive line and edge rusher are among the positions the Rams could address with their first top-15 pick since they selected quarterback Jared Goff with the No. 1 pick in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
McVay declined to detail discussions he’s had with the All-Pro, who was a finalist for NFL offensive player of the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Former Manchester City football player Joey Barton was recently convicted of offensive social-media posts about broadcast pundits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
A war correspondent triumphantly announced that the lodgment area from which the Allied Armies would soon launch their major offensive into the heart of occupied France was now adequate and secure.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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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