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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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SEATTLE—As the U.S. ran riot in its opening game of the World Cup, the man in the opposing dugout could tell exactly what was happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Marsch, 52, doesn’t have the typical background of anyone sitting in a World Cup dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

That would be his third and final edition as a player, but Der Kaiser returned in the dugout to lead his country to successive finals.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The bottom of the first inning took so long that Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto resorted to throwing a ball against the back of the dugout to stay warm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Finally, my ears feel frozen in the shade of the dugout, so I get up and walk across the park and then home.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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