offender
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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
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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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