offense
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The Bills are coming off a short week but they have the NFL’s highest-scoring offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
As for the offense, Millogo said the strategy is, “One’s low, one’s high. I mean that’s the game plan.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Hunter, who plays wide receiver and cornerback, missed more than half of last season with an injury, and he has only played sparingly on offense this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The Matadors ran the Princeton offense, a complex system of back-cuts and split-second decisions developed at the Ivy League school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
“Well, you can make another call; we have a liberal policy in that regard. I can’t offer you the opportunity of calling a bondsman because your offense is unbailable, at present. When you’re arraigned, however—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
He has not been previously convicted or accused of any prior driving offenses in California, according to state Department of Motor Vehicles records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
UK police last month charged two British men with national security offenses related to the RAF Fairford incident.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The TV personality was transported to the Keller Regional Detention Facility for processing, and bond for the combined offenses was set at $9,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Gouverneur Morris specified “corruption” as one of the “few” offenses for which he would favor impeachment.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
And while he copied out all their various offenses and punishments, he wondered what was going on outside, where the match would have just started...Ginny playing Seeker against Cho...
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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