borders

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She added she supported controlling the UK's borders but that this was different from the issue of settlement rights for legal migrants.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She said controlling the borders was "completely different" to taking "retrospective action on people who have made a life here".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Uganda and is where the outbreak originated, has seen 363 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Ben Weston, who runs a YouTube channel about North Korea, visited a special economic zone near the China and Russia borders last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“The Red River borders Texas and Oklahoma and churns down to Baton Rouge, where it joins the Mississippi and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. No way around it,” I sigh.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes