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offensive

[uh-fen-siv, aw-fen-, of-en-] / əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- /




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That in large part is a withering indictment of new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, whose scheme has been a round-peg, square-hole fiasco, with his players unable to establish any semblance of a rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

It had been a reference to skinhead culture, but Skepta acknowledged how without that context people could find it offensive and promised to be more mindful going forward.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

McDaniel last called plays from the coaches’ box during his one season as the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

It is unclear what, if anything, could prompt these nations to agree to an offensive mission against the Houthis, particularly as the militants continue to threaten shipping in the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Adams also knew full well thatRush was sending edited versions of his letters to Jefferson, removing the potentially offensive passages.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Luis Eduardo Celis of the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation in Bogotá noted that the ELN has over the years been battered by military offensives, only to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

It said that "consistent and indiscriminate drone attacks and ground offensives constitute clear violations of ceasefire agreements by the DRC".

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

He shouldn’t have lasted two innings but he survived, squelching early Dodger offensives and holding them to those two early runs while completing four innings despite three walks and four hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

It came after multiple offensives were launched for more than a year.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

General Nicholas Yanushkevich, the Russian chief of staff, complained that his armies were “melting like snow” before the German offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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