trenches
Britishplural noun
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Tart, who signed a three-year contract extension in January, is the anchor in the trenches after starting in 17 games last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Many employers now expect managers to do less coordinating between departments, and to spend more time in the trenches building products or generating revenue themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He gained a reputation for courage bordering on recklessness, ever-present in frontline trenches and personally leading expeditions to clear mines.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Polish and German soldiers worked for five weeks at the frontier to dig trenches, lay barbed wire and place long lines of concrete barriers known as "hedgehogs" across the landscape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each fort had a rough building surrounded by tall dirt-and-stone walls and deep trenches.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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