offense
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The Dodgers offense had a lot of success stories like Tucker’s in the final month of the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
That was later reduced to six after an appeal and combined with a further 2-point deduction for a separate offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense wasn’t done, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pope’s offense was to call for some regulation of the development of artificial intelligence to ensure the continued centrality of humans to life on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He seems to take offense to this, though I can’t imagine why.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The prison holds a mix of inmates including those convicted of violent as well as white-collar offenses such as corruption.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Police initially said they were arrested on suspicion of committing offenses under the Explosives Act, which regulates who can carry explosives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Afghanistan citizen Haji Zada was never charged with a crime, but prosecutors had tried and convicted her son and son-in-law for terror offenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Although McDaniel’s offenses usually feature eye-popping aerial attacks, he also loves to run the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Adams team, then, was charging Jefferson with two serious offenses against the unwritten code of political honor purportedly binding on the leadership class of the revolutionary generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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