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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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The U.S. landed on the man who was already in the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The Dodgers’ newest star arrived Sunday and was in the Dodgers’ dugout during the game, exchanging pleasantries with his new teammates and coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

It will be like nothing he has experienced in the dugout previously.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

So what will Zidane bring to the French dugout?

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

We’re all in front of the first-base dugout, and we’re up to hamstrings, which, like always, is our last stretch before we run.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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

His face bore the extreme exhaustion typical of men who have spent too long in front-line dugouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

It was all fun and games last week for the De La Rosa family when brothers R.J. and Uriel suited up for El Camino Real and Cleveland, respectively, and sat in opposite dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2025

He’s doing a sweep of the bleachers and dugouts, making sure no one left anything behind, like he always does after practices.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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