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demilitarized zone

noun as in buffer zone

noun as in limbo

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At the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea he was asked by his North Korean escort if he wanted to shout “Yankee go home!”

Israel has also imposed what is in effect a demilitarized zone over southern Syria, including Sweida, preventing the Syrian army from establishing its authority over the region.

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Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.

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Vance zipped in afterward with a completely made-up plan about a "demilitarized zone" and a "guarantee of neutrality."

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As NPR noted, “It’s also a reminder that while the demilitarized zone divides the north and south, it did not sever centuries’ worth of Koreans’ shared family ties and culture.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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