trenches

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Whether or not you pursue sleep training for the imperfect strategy that it is, there’s a ray of hope for anyone struggling through the trenches of nighttime wake-ups.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Pretzel’s lore intensified amid the Siege of Vienna in 1529, when the Ottoman Empire attempted to capture the city by digging extensive lines of trenches.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Four years ago, Robert Brovdi was more comfortable in auction houses like Christie's than filthy trenches.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Residents have also pointed out that in much of Altadena, the telecom companies, including Spectrum and AT&T, have not agreed to bury their wires in Edison’s trenches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

At Loos, the gas hung over no man’s land and drifted back into the British trenches, sickening hundreds of men and holding up their advance.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman