offensive
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Solorio rarely faced defensive pressure because of strong blocking from his offensive line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Among the piles of information might be evidence of an affair, or of beliefs they held that you might find offensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Quarterback Justin Herbert looks increasingly comfortable in McDaniel’s offensive scheme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The advance gives the Yemeni rebels effective control of one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints after a rapid offensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
The god of war is fickle, and Russia’s spring and summer offensives could still push Ukraine into crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 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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