trench warfare
noun
: warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements
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And with tight polling and such a short runway left in the election, the race has morphed into trench warfare, leaving both sides looking for any way to have the edge when the fighting ends on Nov. 5.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Plastic surgery became more important with the advent of trench warfare in World War I, when bullets could strike people in the face in the trenches.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
Instead, Russia has imposed on us years of trench warfare, as in the previous century.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
The 90 minutes of footage (that’s the point at which the camera battery ran out), which received minor post-production tweaks involving sound and color correction, serves as a visual document of modern trench warfare.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Plastic surgery became more important with the advent of trench warfare in World War I, when bullets could strike people in the face in the trenches.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
Instead, Russia has imposed on us years of trench warfare, as in the previous century.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
The 90 minutes of footage (that’s the point at which the camera battery ran out), which received minor post-production tweaks involving sound and color correction, serves as a visual document of modern trench warfare.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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“Trench warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20warfare. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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