borderland

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile Myanmar's loosely governed borderlands have become a hotbed for online scam centres often operating out of fortified compounds guarded by militants.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

By the late 17th century, paintings of musket-wielding archangels were popular in the borderlands of modern Bolivia and Peru.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

You thought you would go down in U.S. history as a domestic Patton, a borderlands Sherman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

After decades of exile - in Thailand, the Netherlands and the borderlands of Myanmar - he entered a ceasefire with India.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

“She’s gotten out and set the Shetani free! Find the Sons! Tell them to seal the city’s front gates and send men to the borderlands, now!”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray