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trenched (on)

verb

Definition of trenched (on)

past tense of trench (on)

as in touched (on)

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

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Suno allegedly did the same thing, according to a recent report from 404 Media covering a hack of Suno’s internal data, which seemed to indicate that Suno illegally scraped material from YouTube.

— Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, the president met with Netanyahu and Zelensky, the Democrats are making hay over the Iran war, and the Fauci hearing seemed to be a dud.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

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The picture of the back of someone who resembled Booker, the almost flip phone quality video, and the cutoff pictures didn't do it for me.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Because of a concussion, Shanahan shaded himself from the South Bay sun with a black cap and sunglasses, complemented by a thick mustache that resembled Tom Selleck’s.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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