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trench (on)

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Definition of trench (on)

as in to touch (on)

to come very close to being that response trenches on outright rudeness

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Every season seems to bring another silhouette deemed essential — and if your closet doesn’t already contain it, well, time to go shopping.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
All of a sudden, Ned seems to regain his memories of Peter just as the film ends.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

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Some of these applications may resemble advanced analytics more than futuristic AI.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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