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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in the country's send-off friendly win against Curacao, which was also Steve Clarke's last game in the dugout at Hampden Park.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Burnley manager Jackie Bachteler will be in the dugout at Turf Moor on Sunday for the first time - but nine months ago she was fighting for her life.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Roberts described Thursday as a “spa day,” meaning Ohtani rested, watched the game from the dugout and didn’t do any baseball activities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

By the time he reached the Dodgers dugout, the crowd rose to give him an ovation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The men pulled their dugout canoes onto the river’s sandy bank and started chopping through the thick vegetation with machetes and knives to make their way around the main rapids.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

The four shelter in forest dugouts, hunting and gathering by day and telling stories at night.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Before their Championship debut, Wrexham added new TV gantries, moved the dugouts and spent £2m on adding under-soil heating to the pitch.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

Instead, he has spent the last years in dugouts around Ukraine.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

As the American League stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, a rarely contemplated reality started to dawn in both dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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