third space
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As Weibo’s popularity exploded in 2010, the internet seemed like “a third space unshackled by the rules that bound the rest of the nation’s institutions.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Killer Fitness opened in May with the hope that horror’s increasing popularity at the box office could translate to this unique, in-person third space.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
Although Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017, it wasn’t until the pandemic that the new owner ripped out this so-called third space.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024
In a time in which the decline of the third space is being rapidly observed, bookstores can fill that void.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024
If you bleed into the third space, you bleed into the space between the skin and the flesh.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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