The final 20 minutes of the game was a tough, muddy trench warfare, with Goulburn repeatedly challenging the Gungahlin line but to their credit, the Eagles held firmly and held on for the win.

Source: https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/8263708/dirty-reds-men-have-two-defeats-despite-promising-signs/?src=rss

US spokespeople do seem to recognize is that the situation has settled into a kind of trench warfare, mutual defense of lines and territory already held.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/01/karen-kwiatkowski/trench-warfare-as-precursor-to-peace-or-a-us-regime-change/