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Appeared in the March 19, 2026, print edition as 'Venezuela Ditches Defense Minister'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Ditches are overflowing with water, and in nearby DeSoto County, some areas are still so flooded or mud-ravaged that the roads are impassable.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022
Ditches, wire and security patrols around the clock will cover the rest of the 560 km frontier.
From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2021
Ditches dug to repair underground pipes looked like bombed-out craters.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2016
Ditches crisscrossed the arena floor in case anyone was in the mood for trench warfare.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
