trench
Example Sentences
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It will, according to Nick Card, involve "keyhole surgery" to open a small trench to investigate "this anomaly".
From BBC
Many people have dug trenches to direct the flow away from their houses.
From Seattle Times
USC’s struggles in the trenches were on full display during a 36-27 loss to Oregon, after which Riley admitted the Ducks “played better on the line of scrimmage than we did.”
From Los Angeles Times
Victor went on to take his sub to ocean trenches around the world - and with an extra seat on board, he could carry passengers.
From BBC
Test trenches showed that some of the sites were not just vacated, but deliberately dismantled—their ditches filled, their walls toppled.
From Science Magazine
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