borders

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Although the European Commission insists the system has mainly been working well, there have been widespread reports of travellers, many of them from the UK, experiencing very long delays at borders.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"It is urgent to put an end to this deadly situation: open the borders, establish safe routes for passage, and charter ferries."

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

“This criminal enterprise was built on greed so brazen it borders on cartoonish,” said Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"Even today, despite the complexities of borders, population densities and social inequalities, humans continue to migrate for the same fundamental reasons: to find more favorable areas, reunite with loved ones and join mutual aid networks."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Beyond the borders of the USSR, western Europe had now been at war for three years.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein