proffered

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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

People proffered sensible answers like "I was in a hurry" or "I wasn't paying attention to the speed limit" or "someone was tailgating me".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

An exception among them is the purposely titled “Outrageous Predictions” proffered annually by Saxo Bank of Denmark.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Her clothes have been lost en route, and she furiously rejected all proffered substitutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

He proffered his hand to Bull and with a sincere but uncertain smile he said, “I’ve no quarrel with the Marine Corps. No sir. I’ve always admired and respected the Marine Corps.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy