the home front
noun
: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are fighting in a war in a foreign country
During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front.
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Tensions surface on the home front with today’s Aries full moon.
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USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Although tensions are bound to rise on the home front, triggering a series of emotional outbursts, the key is to find a balance between your personal desires and the needs of those closest to you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Biden’s ambition to lead by example is similarly challenged on the home front.
—Anna Arutunyan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2021
Budgets are tight on the home front too and subscription fatigue is hitting folks en masse.
—Sasha Leigh Henry, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Although tensions are bound to rise on the home front, triggering a series of emotional outbursts, the key is to find a balance between your personal desires and the needs of those closest to you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Biden’s ambition to lead by example is similarly challenged on the home front.
—Anna Arutunyan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2021
Budgets are tight on the home front too and subscription fatigue is hitting folks en masse.
—Sasha Leigh Henry, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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“The home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20home%20front. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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