offense
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"I get my news source from him, not from -- no offense -- but not from you or anyone else," White told AFP reporters at his official residence in Brussels.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
“Every position matters. So, I was trying to make plays and not only offense, but on the defensive side. And rebound, and all that. So, that’s what I was doing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
They have the NBA’s fourth-best offense and third most reliable defense—and when Wembanyama is actually on the court, the Spurs’ defense is the toughest in the entire league.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“The consequences of being accused and possibly convicted of a federal offense are devastating, especially when people have not engaged in criminal conduct from any reasonable person’s perspective.”
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
White men comprised 78 percent of the arrests for this offense in 1990 when new mandatory minimums governing drunk driving were being adopted.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing offense
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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