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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

But after he challenged the fine, 3GS reviewed the evidence and realised Harbourd's appearance did not match the offender.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

"He was already an offender in the community," Taylor said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Farage added: "To house a foreign national offender in El Salvador will be half the cost of housing a foreign national offender in this country, and will give us more prison spaces."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

This week his job was escorting a violent juvenile offender first from Minneapolis to Seattle, then to Ketchikan, Alaska, where they boarded a big silver floatplane to the Tlingit village of Drake.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The police take a serious stance of shop theft and will deal firmly with offenders in accordance with the law.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

At the time, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia called Amazon “among the top worst idling offenders in the city.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The time police must wait before being able to destroy a seized vehicle has been reduced from 14 to seven days, making it harder for offenders to reclaim and reuse them.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

LeAlan: When did you first see younger offenders doing bigger crimes?

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones




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