the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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On the home front, Pam Bondi will be a powerful disruptive force as our next attorney general.
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Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
By Jeffrey Kluger September 25, 2024 3:13 PM EDT
The U.S. military has been protecting the home front for nearly 250 years—and doing a bang-up job of it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
On the home front, the Red Sox have certainly been going through some serious growing pains this season, but there’s something exciting about watching homegrown talent begin to figure it out and flourish right in front of your eyes.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2024
This struggle is not limited to the party’s challenges on the home front (including potentially within the party itself).
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2022
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Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
By Jeffrey Kluger September 25, 2024 3:13 PM EDT
The U.S. military has been protecting the home front for nearly 250 years—and doing a bang-up job of it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
On the home front, the Red Sox have certainly been going through some serious growing pains this season, but there’s something exciting about watching homegrown talent begin to figure it out and flourish right in front of your eyes.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2024
This struggle is not limited to the party’s challenges on the home front (including potentially within the party itself).
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2022
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“The home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20home%20front. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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