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borderland

[bawr-der-land] / ˈbɔr dərˌlænd /


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Her borderland upbringing in El Paso has also shaped her Spanglish lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The auditor said his office’s most recent deep dive began with a tip about Thomas Dozler, an Agriculture Department manager whose duties included patrolling Nebraska’s borderland in the F-150.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The Ukrainian borderland has long been a place where cultures merge and interchange.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

“You can crack down on these symptoms and the manifestations … that you can see in the borderland areas,” he said, “but they’ll come back unless you really have a sustained effort.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Mercy lay on some remote borderland between sleep ing and waking.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare