trench
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His goth uniform included an olive-green trench coat he borrowed from his mom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Dennie Smith was standing in a recreated WW1 trench when she had a revelation.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
To my chagrin but not my surprise, no one else in the theater came with their tail tucked between their legs, covered by a trench coat.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Winds are slowly blowing sand into the 75-mile trench meant to hold a bullet train, while once-bustling worker camps have turned to ghost towns, one former employee said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Officers and men alike shared their trenches with rats and frogs, with slugs and horned beetles that burrowed into the trench walls, with lice that infested every man’s clothing.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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