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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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Nowhere is the impact more obvious than at the Flying J, just over the border from Louisiana at the crossroads of a U.S. consumer economy that runs on diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Eritrea, which shares a long border with Tigray state, is most directly involved in the conflict.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Because we are the external border of Europe, we must have a strong economy, a strong Latgale, a strong border region," prime minister Kulbergs said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The town's association with romance dates back to 1754, when changes to marriage laws in England prompted young runaway couples to cross the border into Scotland, where they could marry without needing parental consent.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

My loose post wasn’t even along the border anymore.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Culver City secured an agreement with the operator of the Inglewood Oil Field to shut down the part that lies within its borders by 2029.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Clean Air Act gives states limited authority to regulate emissions within their borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This year's ozone pollution was driven in part by record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires that seared Europe and North America and sent smoke well beyond their borders.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He worked alongside activists and humanitarians , externalin Czechoslovakia to navigate complex political obstacles, such as getting children to Britain through the Netherlands, which had closed its borders to Jewish refugees.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

We hardly have a functional hospital in our borders, or a passable road outside Kinshasa.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The place: Opened in November 2025, One&Only’s first U.S. resort occupies 240 acres, bordered by more than 17,000 acres of permanently protected land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But Emerald Bay is gate-guarded, accessible only to residents, and its half-mile stretch of golden sand is bordered by the cliffs of two jutting points, geographically cutting off public access via other beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Models walked down a wide runway set up in Manhattan, bordered by 7th Avenue and Broadway, while its famous billboards broadcast the images.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

The three Witchlings looked around for a way to bypass the Shroudeds and still follow the prints, but they were bordered by Oso Mountain on one side and a marsh on the other.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

His men loved him for it, their devotion bordering on religious.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

There were cans all along the scrubby grass bordering the parking lot at Rockledge.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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