no-man's land
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The capybaras’ stretch of the Pinheiros River is a former no-man’s land; geographically, it’s in the center of the city, and yet isolated, sandwiched between an expressway’s northbound and southbound lanes.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
He was among those deported by Israel to no-man's land in 1992, where he spent a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023
The AP is among media outlets who have spoken to migrants abandoned in a no-man’s land in dire conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
It seemed so homelike, he said, after three years' knocking up and down in no-man's land.
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Charles Kingsley
