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offered

  • past participle of offer.
  • past tense form of offer.

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Offered a bottle of water, Kingsley asks for a glass, explaining he doesn’t want to dribble on the sharp suit he’s wearing for the upcoming event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Financier Who Offered ‘Guaranteed’ High Yields Pleads Guilty to Fraud Paul Regan’s plea follows a series of columns I wrote examining his investment products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Offered a managerial role at the imaginary "Kundan Cloth Mills" in Ludhiana - with housing, profit share, and safe passage - he seized the chance to start over.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Offered by mainstream financial services firms, E.T.F.s are essentially baskets of assets — rather than buying the assets directly, customers buy shares in these baskets.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

"Met my former partner the other day. Offered to buy me a drink."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway