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In Texas, voters in majority-Latino districts near San Antonio and along the border helped Democrats break Republicans’ long-standing grip on the state to win the races for governor, lieutenant governor and senator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Going after Colombian groups on the border is part of this year’s new phase of cooperation between the two countries, said John Polga-Hecimovich, who teaches Latin American politics and military matters at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
This will also allow for the necessary alignments for the linking of the UK emissions trading scheme with the EU's, and save the need for UK exporters to pay the EU's new carbon border tax.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
On Friday, De la Espriella sent troops into Cucuta, the main city on the border with Venezuela, due to an increase in attacks in that region.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
With all his money, he bought a dozen bundles of tangled wool at twice the going rate from a young couple—both refugees of a border war.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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But when a menace appears on its borders, states see the urgency of deciding quickly on the best security approach, without the inevitable burden of the multilateral compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Suazo said she really took to heart the event’s theme, focusing on the mention of suffering having no borders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The asymmetry of available methods regularly pushes American women across borders to get IUDs not offered in the U.S.; afterward, they share tips for clinics and itineraries with one another online.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
The agency was created in 2004 to patrol the Schengen visa-free travel area's external borders, fight cross-border crime and manage migratory flows.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
It took me a long time before I left the safety of the main house, and I never ventured to the borders of Rose Hill again, not until I came to Miss Preston's years later.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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A lush cactus garden is bordered by Elysian Park, completing Fisher’s vision of the castle in the woods, but done in Southern California’s vernacular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Another model that Iran and other Persian Gulf nations are examining is in the Strait of Malacca, which like Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint bordered by more than one country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The cars are connected to charging points by the garages for the flats, which are in traditional red buildings bordered by birch trees and a large golf course.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The myth about Ray—the one I heard in a whispered voice from my mom—is that he was one of sixteen kids in a part of Iran so far north that it bordered the Soviet Union.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
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
They found a place in the swamp land bordering the main boardwalk and crouched together, scanning the night traffic, looking for signs of Tool or of Nailer’s father and the half-men he had appeared with.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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