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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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A surprising return to England came via the Everton dugout, where Ancelotti delivered successive mid-table finishes before Real Madrid came calling.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

While defending champions Arsenal have continuity with Mikel Arteta in charge, rivals Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have new bosses in the dugout in Enzo Maresca, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso respectively.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

From the dugout in Chicago, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol might have been the most impressed of all.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

ABC, which broadcast the World Series that year, showed John looking visibly upset and surprised as he paced the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

New Guineans manage to look secure while paddling dugouts on calm lakes and rivers, but not even New Guineans can use a dugout in seas with modest waves.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

As the two went back and forth, Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez pulled his catcher away from the heated exchange, but players from both dugouts and bullpens already began to spill onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 20, 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 could get so cold in these dugouts that sometimes your hair would freeze to the wooden planks of your bunk while you were sleeping.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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