as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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People in neighborhood are afraid, candidates say The Republican candidate seeking Hortman’s seat, real estate agent Ruth Bittner, noticed early in her campaign that people in the neighborhood where Hortman was killed seemed afraid to open their doors.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025 -
The August grisly murder of Ukrainian emigre Iryna Zarutska seemed to capture the media for a day.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Much of the day resembled a game of cat-and-mouse between protesters and police, with flareups like in Rennes, the capital city of Brittany, northwest France, where a bus was ransacked and set on fire.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s defenders and critics sparred over whether the signature resembled his own.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Trenched (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenched%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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