home front
1 Americannoun
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Origin of home front
First recorded in 1915–20
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During World War I and World War II, Americans on the home front made huge sacrifices to support the war effort.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Their mission is to make sure that fighting never hits the home front, he said—and that can require long and stressful deployments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
There could also be good news for Nvidia on the home front as xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, completed a $20 billion Series E funding round, surpassing its $15 billion target.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
Not for us on the home front, where we watched them in six-minute segments on CNN and the evening news that aired between commercials for credit cards.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
As the men sailed off to war, the business owners who manned the home front were in a pickle.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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