trench warfare
noun
: warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements
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The two-minute trailer includes a recreation of the famous sailor-kissing-a-nurse photo from V-J Day, a woman insulting David’s butter churning, some trench warfare repartee about the looks of a soldier’s love back at home, the Boston Tea Party, and jokes about child labor.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026
Activision says the campaign storyline will take players from trench warfare in Korea to close-quarters battles in New York, to high-speed pursuits through Paris, SAS night raids in Mumbai, and city-wide assaults to reclaim territory.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026
Williams reported that the front line has become an expansive hunting ground for drones since the war's early days of trench warfare.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The conflict descended into bloody trench warfare, lasting eight years and costing over a million lives.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026
Activision says the campaign storyline will take players from trench warfare in Korea to close-quarters battles in New York, to high-speed pursuits through Paris, SAS night raids in Mumbai, and city-wide assaults to reclaim territory.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026
Williams reported that the front line has become an expansive hunting ground for drones since the war's early days of trench warfare.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The conflict descended into bloody trench warfare, lasting eight years and costing over a million lives.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Trench warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20warfare. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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