no-man's land

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This map shows the hundreds of ships huddling at either end of the strait, which has become a no-man’s-land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Soon the Ziwaris would be on the brink of a more terrifying leg of the journey: the no-man’s-land between Colombia and Panama.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

In the ninth, Mets star Francisco Lindor was caught in no-man’s-land on the bases and thrown out.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

The far corners of pantries or kitchen cabinets often become no-man's-land, filling up with forgotten ingredients.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022

The Brandenburg Gate, a monument to the city's former greatness, still stood in the middle of the city, in the midst of a no-man's-land between East and West.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau