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[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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Los Angeles would have erupted into a parade — and I would have marched across the border to reunite with my family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Gun ownership in Poland has grown considerably since war broke out in Ukraine just across the border, but this is the first mass shooting anyone here can remember.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Arrivals later fell as border controls tightened, but crossings from Libya have surged in recent years, particularly among people fleeing conflict in Sudan and seeking better economic opportunities from countries including Bangladesh.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

In court papers, they described the area as a rugged and majestic wilderness with unique historical and cultural resources that would be destroyed by the border wall construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

As the train neared the border, where it normally stopped, Deterling accelerated.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Marra acknowledged there would be "serious questions" over issues such as currency and borders before the UK could return to the EU.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, the US military says it is setting up a task force to enhance Washington's efforts to restrict Iran's movement of weapons and sanctioned material across its borders.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The months-long blazes have engulfed huge tracts of land and produced air pollution that has harmed human health, drifted across borders and frayed Indonesia's ties with its neighbours.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The city of Leipzig borders that state, and its historic Gewandhaus Orchestra marked the days preceding the election with a democracy weekend it called “Reading the Signs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The KBV, a national association representing statutory health insurance physicians, said that it "bordered on madness" to force thousands of people to visit doctors' surgeries simply to fill in forms.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

“And not from Kojo. His grandfather came to America from Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that’s bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in the western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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

Yet we are allowing pesticides to enter them via the rivers and by direct spraying over bordering marshlands.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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