offense
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Gavin Honore has been keeping the Mater Dei offense afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Instead, his stated offense was simply that these outlets had produced too many negative stories over too much time.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Making matters worse, the offense has looked out of sync through McDaniel’s first two games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart, receiver Malik Nabers, tight end Isaiah Likely and running back Cam Skattebo lead the offense, outside linebacker Brian Burns the defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Mae pressed her palm to her chest, feigning offense.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
I know that the NFL is off to a barnburning start with offenses putting up record numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Afghanistan citizen Haji Zada was never charged with a crime, but prosecutors had tried and convicted her son and son-in-law for terror offenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Although McDaniel’s offenses usually feature eye-popping aerial attacks, he also loves to run the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Best of all, it did not, technically, involve any expellable offenses.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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