proffer
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He now says his proffer agreement with police, under which he agreed to tell them what he knew but it couldn't be used against him in court, was given under duress, according to Netflix.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Mimi Rocah: Blanche’s “proffer,” as he called it, of Ghislaine Maxwell was not a proffer at all.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
His unpredictable artistic journey continues — just don’t expect Linklater to proffer grandiose explanations for how it’s been sustained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Mostly, though, no one speaks to me or even looks at me except to proffer an application form.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Standing out from the rest of the Crosstrek lineup, the Wilderness grade proffers a more distinct, rugged appearance.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
When the judge asked Miller why he leaked the proffers, Miller defended his actions.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
They sat for video-recorded interviews with prosecutors - called proffers - that give a glimpse of their potential testimony.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
I hear a collaboratively composed mixtape that proffers a chill aesthetic even as it comes across as carefully chiseled in its execution.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
She must only be asking if there are any I want as she proffers the tray like a wheel of good fortune.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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An MP close to Miliband proffered a more straightforward explanation.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Although China has never offered a straightforward explanation for why it stopped sending the aircraft—and why it resumed again—Taiwanese officials and outside analysts in Taipei and Washington have proffered various theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
It isn’t readily apparent Abel can find conditions, at least in listed markets, that satisfy the simple and profound counsel proffered so long ago by Buffett’s late partner, Charlie Munger.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
As for Vivien, the narrative she has proffered in her journals is far from the whole story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
But all he did was to say, “No, thank you,” and fend off the proffered tube of tablets.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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Software giant Adobe is proffering an AI agent for corporate customers that it’s hoping can help revive a business that’s been on the ropes lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Passersby pressed their hands into hers, proffering congratulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024
Despite bipartisan legislative efforts to derail the initiative by proffering two competing, though weaker, measures for the 1972 ballot, I-276 won with more than 70% of the vote — a landslide.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
The claim could be seen as a case of China deflecting and engaging in "whataboutism", said Mr Thompson, which is a way of responding to an accusation by proffering a counter-accusation.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2023
He took another leisurely bite of the oil stick before proffering it to her.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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