offense
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That was later reduced to six after an appeal and combined with a further 2-point deduction for a separate offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Speaking to reporters in the wake of a 24-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Harbaugh was asked if he would consider taking some control away from offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel if the offense doesn’t improve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense wasn’t done, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The pope’s offense was to call for some regulation of the development of artificial intelligence to ensure the continued centrality of humans to life on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I wasn’t sure which notion to take more offense to: that she was still looking into orphan homes or that she considered me a sniveler.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
The prison holds a mix of inmates including those convicted of violent as well as white-collar offenses such as corruption.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The bulking philosophy is out of step with the modern game, where most young coaches spend their time drawing up space-age offenses and recruiting lightning-fast players to execute them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Last year, a Capital & Main investigation found that companies with violations in multiple counties across California were not fined for hundreds of those offenses — many involving worker safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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
The consequences for minor offenses like being late to class or not participating were stupid—they wanted me to write an essay—so I took another day off school and Bingo!
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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