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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Plastic surgery became more important with the advent of trench warfare in World War I, when bullets could strike people in the face in the trenches.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
Instead, Russia has imposed on us years of trench warfare, as in the previous century.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
The 90 minutes of footage (that’s the point at which the camera battery ran out), which received minor post-production tweaks involving sound and color correction, serves as a visual document of modern trench warfare.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
That conviction came apart in the bloody years that followed, as machine-gun and trench warfare made mincemeat of visions of easy conquest.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
Instead, Russia has imposed on us years of trench warfare, as in the previous century.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 July 2024
The 90 minutes of footage (that’s the point at which the camera battery ran out), which received minor post-production tweaks involving sound and color correction, serves as a visual document of modern trench warfare.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
That conviction came apart in the bloody years that followed, as machine-gun and trench warfare made mincemeat of visions of easy conquest.
—Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Trench warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20warfare. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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