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

But she feels she is stuck in a kind of "no-man's land" when it comes to professional roles, too, with graduate positions often requiring several years of experience that she doesn't have.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Moments later, a firework exploded in the no-man’s land between the pro-Israeli crowd and the barricades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

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

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023

Now, possessing neither world, he sits by the edge of a barren road that vanishes into a no-man's land, where is no future, and whence there is no way back to the past.

From Aspects of Literature by Murry, J. Middleton