buffer zone
Example Sentences
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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
The Turkish authorities have so far avoided the term "buffer zone" but options under review include deploying more troops and expanding technological surveillance systems, the official added.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 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
"Only those who do not understand the technological state of today's war propose a buffer zone," he told reporters on Friday.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
They were trying to create a firebreak, a buffer zone like the bald where there would be nothing for the wildfires to burn.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
