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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That conviction came apart in the bloody years that followed, as machine-gun and trench warfare made mincemeat of visions of easy conquest.
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Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Six months later, Moscow was on the defensive, engaged in World War I–style trench warfare, with casualties to match.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 14 May 2024
Zero-sum calculations of this kind, not only with regard to gender but also race or immigration, can lead to the political equivalent of trench warfare, with each side digging in that leaves everyone worse off.
—Richard V. Reeves, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
Through a blend of amateurism and strategy, the libertarian experiment has hit a wall with its reforms, utilizing an unorthodox mega-bill and emergency decree, together with trench warfare against deputies and governors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Six months later, Moscow was on the defensive, engaged in World War I–style trench warfare, with casualties to match.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 14 May 2024
Zero-sum calculations of this kind, not only with regard to gender but also race or immigration, can lead to the political equivalent of trench warfare, with each side digging in that leaves everyone worse off.
—Richard V. Reeves, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
Through a blend of amateurism and strategy, the libertarian experiment has hit a wall with its reforms, utilizing an unorthodox mega-bill and emergency decree, together with trench warfare against deputies and governors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Trench warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20warfare. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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