borders

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The strait is the most critical energy transit chokepoint in the world, with about 20% of the global oil flows passing through the narrow waterway that borders Iran.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

The World Health Organization and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that conflict, displacement and regular movement across borders could increase the risk that disease will spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The coalition parties have stressed the need to reinforce the military and the borders of the country of 1.8 million people.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

They added this includes targeting the use of social media by smuggling gangs, maximising intelligence sharing and using new technologies to their monitor borders.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

There was also much that couldn’t be planned for, a larger unruliness that paced the borders of our every day.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama