borders

Example Sentences

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As the 20th century progressed, nation states replaced empires; borders, once merely the result of the most recent war, became etched in national identity.

From The Wall Street Journal

In modern Britain, all roads lead to London, but one can still find traces of older routes and borders that once subdivided the island.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new seaport and airport would be built near the Egyptian border, and there would a "trilateral crossing" where the Egyptian and Israeli borders converge.

From BBC

The map also featured an empty strip of land running along the Egyptian and Israeli borders.

From BBC

While Georgia has long had no-income-tax states across its northern and southern borders, that may also soon be the case across its eastern border.

From The Wall Street Journal