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foxhole

[foks-hohl] / ˈfɒksˌhoʊl /
NOUN
dugout
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In its heart-stopping intimacy — courtesy of helmet-cams, drones and the foxhole connection between citizen soldier and countryman journalist — “2000 Meters to Andriivka” is a war chronicle like no other.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

He told the court that he saw Kurashov call for the Ukrainians to come out of the foxhole and surrender, after which Hodniuk emerged and knelt with his hands up.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

Everyone in LA is in that foxhole now.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2025

Combining the lidar data with on-site investigation can reveal insights ranging from a single soldier digging a foxhole to “the global narrative of World War II.”

From Science Magazine Aug. 14, 2023

It was a foxhole with sandbags around the top, and boards at the bottom to stand on.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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