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foxhole

[foks-hohl] / ˈfɒksˌhoʊl /
NOUN
dugout
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Oleg Zamyatin, 54, testified that Hodniuk was not holding a gun when he emerged from the foxhole.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

Nobody cares what your religion is when you’re in the foxhole.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2025

She operates like a soldier from a foxhole, constantly ducking and diving between linemen and backers warming up.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2024

Combining the lidar data with on-site investigation can reveal insights ranging from a single soldier digging a foxhole to “the global narrative of World War II.”

From Science Magazine Aug. 14, 2023

On the morning after Ted Lavender died, First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross crouched at the bottom of his foxhole and burned Martha’s letters.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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