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no-man's-land

noun

ˈnō-ˌmanz-ˌland How to pronounce no-man's-land (audio)
Definition of no-man's-landnext
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops the city's decayed industrial quarter is a no-man's-land of abandoned factories and weedy vacant lots

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Recent Examples of no-man's-land When this happens, their planet goes back and forth between being a searing, endless stretch of desert or frozen no-man's-land. — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024 Abandoned by King Hassan II for its association with the Rif mountain revolts after Moroccan independence, in 1956, Tangier became a dilapidated drive-through, a no-man's-land for another 50 years. — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023 Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land. — David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
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desert
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  • As always, there are six teams in the league, all playing in spring training facilities in the greater Phoenix area, with every MLB club sending at least six prospects to the desert for Opening Day.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One of the biggest is the Telescope Array project in the high desert of Utah.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of desert

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