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Plummer poured his heart into football, earning a reputation as a foxhole guy among teammates.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are too deep in their respective partisan foxholes to cut any deal.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are too deep in their respective partisan foxholes to cut any deal.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foxhole. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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foxhole
noun
fox·hole
-ˌhōl 
: a pit dug usually in a hurry for individual cover against enemy fire
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