borderland
Example Sentences
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Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners -- many of them Chinese -- who often say they were trafficked and forced to swindle people online, part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry.
From Barron's
Border Patrol, on the other hand, patrols the borderlands for anyone they encounter and suspect of entering illegally.
From Los Angeles Times
After decades of exile - in Thailand, the Netherlands and the borderlands of Myanmar - he entered a ceasefire with India.
From BBC
On the borderlands of early civilizations, people who considered one another alien met in moments of trade, warfare or simple human curiosity.
“I always wanted to find places that reminded me of home,” the comedian and actor, originally from the Texas borderlands, says of her affinity for the family-run restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times
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