the trenches
plural noun
: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work
These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.
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Back in the United States, an enterprising group of suffragists was mounting an ambitious advance of its own: The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was lobbying to get women doctors into the trenches.
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
But today’s most effective teams are led by experienced AI operators who have been down in the trenches and survived.
—David Gucker, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The name for this acute stress syndrome came into being during World War I, when soldiers fighting in the trenches for months on end were exposed to constant shelling by the enemy.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Instead, be ready to share real insights, painstaking market research, true stories from customers and tips from the trenches.
—Claire Trimble, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
But today’s most effective teams are led by experienced AI operators who have been down in the trenches and survived.
—David Gucker, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The name for this acute stress syndrome came into being during World War I, when soldiers fighting in the trenches for months on end were exposed to constant shelling by the enemy.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Instead, be ready to share real insights, painstaking market research, true stories from customers and tips from the trenches.
—Claire Trimble, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the trenches
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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