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trenches (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of trench (on)

as in touches (on)

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

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But snakes gonna slither, so Vance (who, to be fair, was never that into this war) is using the moment to subtly blame Hegseth, and the blow seems to have landed, with his party, and with his boss.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Enninful seems to have gone out of his way to choose bad works.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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It's enlivened with an accent wall, along with a really unusual light fitting that resembles a tree branch.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
The product’s hardware has been ready for two years and resembles an articulated desk lamp, like the one in Pixar's logo, The Information reports.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

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