offender
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Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"He was already an offender in the community," Taylor said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A fifth man - Kassam Tarmahoomed, 21 - has been charged with assisting an offender, police said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Following rigorous security checks, the offender has been transferred to a high-security psychiatric unit, where he will remain until assessed fit to return to prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She never rewarded them and she punished an offender only twice before she removed her.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
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
And those consequences tend to be mild: Several incidents in the Washington Post piece resulted in probation for offenders who used Flock inappropriately.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The judge, W. Dennis Duggan, had long taken note of the strange names borne by some offenders.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
