buffer zone

Example Sentences

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"Even if Israel sets up a buffer zone, we won't leave. Let them bury us here," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The pact, brokered by the U.S. and France, required the creation of a buffer zone south of Lebanon’s Litani River and Hezbollah’s disarmament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

That would likely resemble a previous 1974 nonaggression pact that established a demilitarized buffer zone between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Oxfordshire is an "edge area" for TB, meaning it is a buffer zone between high risk and low risk areas - so most herds are subject to six monthly TB tests by default.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

A few police stand in the buffer zone but not enough of them, it seems, if any real trouble flares up.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee