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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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"There's mental fatigue and turmoil in the dugout, I can understand that," he told Test Match Special.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

By the time he reached the Dodgers dugout, the crowd rose to give him an ovation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Already, Skubal’s joining in on pregame handshake lines and slapping the dugout railing in time to Roki Sasaki’s warm-up music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

And in the dugout was the familiar sight of a bald man with a short gray beard calling the shots.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

And third: the moment my butt hits the bench in the dugout this afternoon—you know, for this practice I’m sitting out of—Britt-Marie appears in front of me.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

His face bore the extreme exhaustion typical of men who have spent too long in front-line dugouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

A picture of him hung between the dugouts while there was a banner paying tribute in the stands at Moss Rose.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

As the American League stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, a rarely contemplated reality started to dawn in both dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

The delays with erecting "much-needed fortifications" or the "low quality of some of the dugouts" could no longer be ignored, DeepState analysts said.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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