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forbidden ground

NOUN
no-fly zone
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In Poland, forbidden ground to foreign journalists since September 1939, the first year of Nazi stewardship resulted in two balance sheets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unfortunately, Trespasser Fergusson has been so conscious of the professional sanctity of the forbidden ground that he has removed his everyday shoes and trips it awkwardly in borrowed slippers.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did not answer, and I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort, as though I had trespassed on forbidden ground.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Conscious that he was trenching upon forbidden ground, he diverted the conversation.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

White men were warned to keep away, and steps were taken by the military authorities to prevent them entering upon the forbidden ground.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles




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