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proffer

[prof-er] / ˈprɒf ər /


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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

In the proffer, Blanche essentially asked her, and I’m paraphrasing, Why don’t you explain that to me?

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

“The Holy Father bids us to accept your proffer, Lancelot” The pathos which was growing in the room was broken by the Orkney faction for the second time.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Standing out from the rest of the Crosstrek lineup, the Wilderness grade proffers a more distinct, rugged appearance.

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

The affecting narrative proffers feminist solutions for a troubled nation.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

“All four of those people that did their proffers in front of you, they did their plea, it was all recorded, it was sent out there for the world to see,” he said.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2023

When the judge asked Miller why he leaked the proffers, Miller defended his actions.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2023

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

Microsoft started the month with the launch of its own AI models designed to power target corporate use cases at a much lower cost than the frontier models proffered by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Batson established a three-part framework for racial juror challenges: Defense counsel challenges a strike, the prosecutor gives race-neutral reasons for it, then defense counsel has the opportunity to rebut those proffered reasons as pretextual.

From Slate May 28, 2026

They wrote that the government’s “sole proffered evidence” of Allen’s intent to kill Trump — the “Apology and Explanation” letter — was “far from clear” and never actually mentioned Trump by name.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

An MP close to Miliband proffered a more straightforward explanation.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Bernard pushed aw ay the proffered glass impatiently.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Surprisingly, this was Ms. Josefowicz’s first Ojai Festival, her debut on the Libbey Bowl stage having come the day before, proffering Mr. Adams’s rollicking “Road Movies” with her frequent musical partner John Novacek on piano.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

His moment in the Oval Office, proffering the invite from the King for a historic second state visit, "the most heart in mouth" moment of the whole year for some of his allies.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

Passersby pressed their hands into hers, proffering congratulations.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2024

Multiple objections from the defense didn’t prevent Rolle from proffering her answer: “Absolutely not, no.”

From Slate Oct. 26, 2023

Before he knew it, Bobby’s winnings from Reykjavik were beginning to diminish, and yet he saw that Rader and Armstrong were flying all over the world, entertaining lavishly, and proffering gifts to world leaders.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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