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Offending fans will be detained by local law enforcement and their clubs may also be punished if the problem persists, the body said.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

Offending content is reported to an internet crime unit in the Ministry of Interior, the center of the country’s robust security apparatus.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2022

Offending companies would face fines up to A$210 million, from the current A$10 million.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2018

Offending does not destroy his mandate, it fulfills it.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2017

Offending race of human kind;   By nature, reason, learning, blind,   You who through frailty stepped aside.

From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by Lowell, James Russell