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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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“We lost our beaches and our trails within two weeks,” resident Rebecca Schwarz lamented as she stood with her partner, Todd, and their border collie, Bodie, surveying the Norte fire’s damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Pyongyang said Monday the situation along the two countries' shared border was "grave" and that it was considering deploying additional "tactical strike means" to the area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The South later resumed border loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in six years, including K-pop and international news, while the North began transmitting strange, eerie sounds across the frontier, unsettling South Korean residents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

He had campaigned in the south of France, where he held rallies attended by supporters who travelled across the border to see him.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He crossed the border by bus and headed south.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

This frontier, it turns out, is both geographic — as embodied by the ever-expanding borders of a nation intent on colonizing and conquering much of the continent — and psychological.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The three main Allied victors of World War II met at Yalta in 1945 to carve new European borders after the Nazis’ defeat.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Countries accustomed to receiving great numbers of aspiring young people from beyond their borders may have to learn to do with fewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Original Medicare does not provide coverage beyond U.S. borders, and some Medicare Advantage plans offer only worldwide benefits for emergencies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

There’s the constant lite FM, which occasionally borders on dangerously funky, coming out of the nurses’ station whether Smitty or Howard is behind it.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

It also extends down into neighborhoods closer to the coast and bordered by the 5 Freeway and Camino Los Mares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The place: Opened in November 2025, One&Only’s first U.S. resort occupies 240 acres, bordered by more than 17,000 acres of permanently protected land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The cars are connected to charging points by the garages for the flats, which are in traditional red buildings bordered by birch trees and a large golf course.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Its windows are bordered by deep red tile and gold detailing.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in the western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

At the movies, the PTSD-suffering veteran is a familiar figure, bordering on cliché.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nabila stepped outside and joined me in the garden bordering our verandah.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed


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