the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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Kim has led the group with discipline, courage, and a sense of duty, all of which were honed in the military as well as on the home front.
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
On the home front, Dosunmu and Mike Conley are both unrestricted free agents.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, said as a result of these sudden deployments, some spouses have had to cut back on their work hours or quit their jobs to hold down the home front.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
On the home front, Dosunmu and Mike Conley are both unrestricted free agents.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families, said as a result of these sudden deployments, some spouses have had to cut back on their work hours or quit their jobs to hold down the home front.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
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