facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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take over »
To annex a territory by conquest or invasion.
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the map is not the territory »
Our models of the world, and our sensations of the world, are not the true world.
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turf war »
A dispute over territory between rival gangs.
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virgin territory »
By extension, ideas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.
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virgin territory »
Land that has never been explored or developed.
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