trenches

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Pretzel’s lore intensified amid the Siege of Vienna in 1529, when the Ottoman Empire attempted to capture the city by digging extensive lines of trenches.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Arborists say the trenches could destroy the roots of some of the last remaining trees and kill them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A massive billboard on display in northern Tehran shows Khamenei in his clerical robes standing in trenches, pointing at missiles being fired in the distance and surrounded by officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“Wish you were in the trenches with me,” I say.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera