the trenches
plural noun
: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work
These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.
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The entire 90 minutes of Real play out in a single, unedited cut, with the audience seeing everything through Sentsov’s eyes, via a GoPro camera attached to his helmet in the trenches of the war.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2024
Corbett’s conversion from guard to center has gone well, but the real test will come during training camp and preseason when the trenches become more physical.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
Besides that time in the trenches, now Gov, Gavin Newsom aide Myers was also the co-host of CNBC’s Equal Time from 1995 to 1997.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2024
However, the need for nighttime and low-light illumination in the trenches caused watch companies to begin painting their dials with radium, the dangers of which were then unknown.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2024
Corbett’s conversion from guard to center has gone well, but the real test will come during training camp and preseason when the trenches become more physical.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
Besides that time in the trenches, now Gov, Gavin Newsom aide Myers was also the co-host of CNBC’s Equal Time from 1995 to 1997.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2024
However, the need for nighttime and low-light illumination in the trenches caused watch companies to begin painting their dials with radium, the dangers of which were then unknown.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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