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trenching (on)

verb

present participle of trench (on)

as in touching (on)

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

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Writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut navigates tricky emotional waters but emerges as a trenchant examination of what forgiveness and penitence can look like, allowing no room for anything resembling a pat happy ending.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In the series of small works measuring 11 by 15 inches, Nickless imagines microscopic forms resembling cells and bacteria.

— Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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