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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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Inspired by liquid mercury, the 66-foot-long, 33-foot-high public artwork is nicknamed the Bean in reference to its shape, which resembles the kidney bean.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Apple is reportedly working on several home robot projects, including a tabletop device that resembles the Pixar lamp.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

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