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trench warfare

NOUN
form of warfare with established lines
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His contention that bombing industrial centers would lead to a speedy victory was seen by many as a response to World War I, and the long slog of trench warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

The trench warfare has occasionally been interrupted by flashes of brilliance.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

The plans for calling up more soldiers to fight in grim trench warfare were something nobody in Ukraine’s military or civilian leadership wanted to be associated with.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

But after 5,000 editorials and years of journalistic trench warfare, Mr. Carter took his fight into politics.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

He said he solved one of the great problems of trench warfare.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt


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