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offensive

[uh-fen-siv, aw-fen-, of-en-] / əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- /




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Quarterback Justin Herbert looks increasingly comfortable in McDaniel’s offensive scheme.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Among the piles of information might be evidence of an affair, or of beliefs they held that you might find offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

But now, Raymond is not just one of the leaders of the offensive line, but of the entire team.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The Houthi offensive has cost more than 500 lives, and has displaced about 46,000 people, the UN migration agency said on Friday.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Once Hamilton encountered a major obstacle to the advancement of any cause in which he believed, he instinctively hurled himself onto the offensive, never looked back, and waited for no stragglers.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The frequency of attacks on healthcare suggests that they are "a sustained feature of the war rather than an episodic consequence of large scale offensives," the report said.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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




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