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Recent Examples of foxhole
Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole.
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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.
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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.
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Tom Nagorski,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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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
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
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This was for Clark’s tee shot rolling into a bunker, leading to a short miss for bogey that again trimmed his lead to one shot.
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The hill behind the final green will be a sea of people, all hoping to witness some magic like Jordan Spieth’s bunker blast or Harris English’s marathon eight-hole playoff win over Kramer Hickok or someone trying to challenge Jim Furyk’s mind-boggling round of 58.
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Outside the pool house, a fire pit and patio extend the space into the woods, especially in the evening.
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Cherries contain cyanide in their pits, stems and leaves, which is toxic to dogs.
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And that became mighty inconvenient in the seventh inning, when shortstop Willy Adames swung through a pitch, grimaced with lower back pain and made a tapping-out gesture to the dugout.
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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China’s Zijin Mining has introduced 290 battery-electric haul trucks at its Wulagen zinc mine in Xinjiang.
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Abandoned coal mines and slag piles – mountains of waste left over from steel, mining and coal operations – continue to contribute dissolved materials to southwestern Pennsylvania waters.
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As agencies continue to assess the damage, the immediate needs include search and rescue, emergency shelter for families whose homes have been damaged or destroyed, and emergency healthcare, including trauma care and psychosocial support, the Red Cross said.
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For the price of one night in a hotel, this $250 pop-up shelter gives you endless nights of cozy glamping.
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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