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no-man's land

NOUN
no-fly zone
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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 spotted space and dropped his kick into the no-man's land Wales offered him, Darcy Graham reading his mind and speeding on to it.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023

In the 51st minute, it was Mateusz Bogusz’s turn to be caught in no-man’s land.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

She kept by the edge of the water and went into no-man's land.

From Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Farjeon, Eleanor




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