demilitarized zone
Example Sentences
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A North Korean soldier escaped across the Korean demilitarized zone on Tuesday night, despite intensified surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
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.”
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
They were headed, about 150 of them, for the demilitarized zone: the narrow buffer strip between North and South Korea that is heavily guarded by concertina wire and rifle-toting soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
It moved to the very edge of the Permian side, as if it was a demilitarized zone, and then stopped and came back the other way.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
