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• Many questions remain about where the Trojans will turn next on the offensive line.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
• Some Hamas leaders have been assassinated, but the group has not been dismantled and is still on the offensive in some parts of the territory.
  — Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
• Willock played on the offensive line in all 15 of the team’s games in their run to the title.
  — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 May 2023
• There are more question marks on the offensive side of the ball.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2023
• To me, that was as complete of a day on the offensive side as he's had.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
• There isn’t a team in the Pac-12 who wouldn’t sign up for that level of depth on the offensive line.
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• There's been a lot of change, and the entire way of doing things has changed on the offensive side.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• Over the course of the last two seasons, the Bengals have dealt with a lot of injuries on the offensive line.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• The new leadership pair will have their work cut out for them on the offensive side of the ball.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
• Reiff did not return to the game, adding to the growing list of injuries on the offensive line.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• The Aztecs though, are putting forth plus effort on the offensive glass, and now hold an 11-8 edge over Creighton in that space.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
• That's on the offensive side as well as the defensive side.
  — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
• But the party will look to go on the offensive in Florida and Texas.
  — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Asked about the starters on the offensive front, Pittman broadened his response to the entire team.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2023
• But Ware started slow on the offensive end, beginning 1 of 8 from the field and 0 of 3 on threes.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024
• The Australian guard hasn’t looked like his usual self on the offensive end.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• Was being on the offensive a nice change of pace after running from harm the whole movie?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• Can the backups on the offensive line protect Mac Jones?
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Gabe Symonds is a captain on the offensive line, and Caleb Green will be the team’s blindside tackle.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
• And right now on the offensive line, the Giants have more questions than answers – again.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
• Ayton only had eight boards in Game 1 with none on the offensive side.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• Some may be on the offensive side, but the most important ones will come on defense.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• There’s many players in the modern NBA that can score points at all three levels on the offensive end.
  — Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The Nittany Lions grabbed eight of their 17 first-half rebounds on the offensive glass.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024
• There’s a lot riding on the offensive, not the least of which is the need to keep Ukraine’s coalition of backers satisfied with the war’s progress.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
• There’s also replacing most of the starters on the offensive line.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024
• The episode ends with one last delusion: Kendall, now on the offensive, wants not only to kill the GoJo deal but to reverse it.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 May 2023
• Finding their way up front USC will have three new starters on the offensive line this season.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• But also, he’s been a guy that’s been very positive for us on the offensive end.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
• Three of his rebounds were on the offensive end, leading to six second-chance points for the Wildcats.
  — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024