trenches

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“They’re the ones I feel best about because they’re in the trenches every day and they’re wanting kids to appreciate the finer things in our culture, in our history,” says Duffield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

To learn when those earthquakes occurred, scientists dig trenches across the scarps and study the displaced layers of soil and sediment.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Whether or not you pursue sleep training for the imperfect strategy that it is, there’s a ray of hope for anyone struggling through the trenches of nighttime wake-ups.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The building was exposed, its only defence hand-dug trenches.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Men crawled out of their trenches to repair strands of barbed wire or to clear a path through the wire for a planned attack the next morning.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman