offensive
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Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness, but the penalty was offset by an offensive holding call on Philadelphia’s Lane Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Its offensive in Afar is aimed at cutting supplies from Djibouti, which provides almost all of Ethiopia's international trade cargo, including fuel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
On Harts first offensive play at College of the Canyons, Frithsmith lost the ball on a fumble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
For most players, offensive production drops in October, when batters face the best pitchers from the best teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
But again the German offensive slowed to a halt in the face of determined Allied resistance.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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
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
It came after multiple offensives were launched for more than a year.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
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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