as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
that response trenches on outright rudeness
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The sky turned hazy, health officials urged residents to stay inside, and what once seemed like gradual progress toward cleaner air suddenly felt alarmingly fragile.—
Youssef Rafik,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025 -
While creating media for virtual and mixed reality may seem like a departure from developing content for 2-D screens, Seiden says the secret to success is a tactic media companies are already familiar with: exclusivity.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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On those wards, the middle of July sometimes resembled an inferno scene out of a Hieronymus Bosch painting.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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How to watch Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis Time: 7:30 p.m. ET, Friday TV: ION, WNBA League Pass At their peak, the Fever resemble a legitimate WNBA title contender.—
Garrett Chorpenning,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Trench (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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