the trenches
plural noun
: a place or situation in which people do very difficult work
These people are working every day down in the trenches to improve the lives of refugees.
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Listen actively, value input and step into the trenches with your team when challenges arise.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
After years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance in December finally summitted the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey exploring Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The Commanders prioritized the trenches, adding a starting center in Tyler Biadasz and left guard in Nick Allegretti, plus a few backups.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Paying Darnold a premium would limit Minnesota’s chances of adding sturdiness in the trenches and youth and speed defensively.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
After years in the trenches of Jezero, Perseverance in December finally summitted the steep Martian crater to begin the next leg of its journey exploring Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The Commanders prioritized the trenches, adding a starting center in Tyler Biadasz and left guard in Nick Allegretti, plus a few backups.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
Paying Darnold a premium would limit Minnesota’s chances of adding sturdiness in the trenches and youth and speed defensively.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“The trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20trenches. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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