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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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At times Ms. Bound-Alberti’s social concerns can border on the tendentious—and distract from the strength of her argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Roughly two-thirds of all Canadian exports head south of the border, a market that cannot be easily replaced.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Lithuania shares a large part of its southern and eastern border with Belarus, a key Russian ally.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Both Ukrainian and Polish authorities said the Russian drone had struck 2km from the Polish border.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

And I in white linen with a crocheted pink border, which is right for my coloring.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Yu added that Beijing hopes, through the "geographical integration" of the two cities, "to gradually dissolve the borders".

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Such hazards, Gyamtsho said, "do not respect national borders, and no single country can address them alone".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Another 2.7 million fled across the borders into neighboring nations.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

The previously permeable borders of the U.S. tightened.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Maa embroidered the borders for saris sold in our marketplace.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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 KBV, a national association representing statutory health insurance physicians, said that it "bordered on madness" to force thousands of people to visit doctors' surgeries simply to fill in forms.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

But Emerald Bay is gate-guarded, accessible only to residents, and its half-mile stretch of golden sand is bordered by the cliffs of two jutting points, geographically cutting off public access via other beaches.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Gray described a place of old stone walls where the earth smelled faintly of tar and hemp, bordered by a river.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

It’s going to raise costs particularly in states that are either bordering or in close proximity to Canada and rely on trade with it.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

But what has really put Sequoia on the marmot-shenanigans map is their all-out assault on the parking lots bordering trailheads in the Mineral King Valley—one of the wildest parts of the park.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The two countries, both coastal states bordering the strait, have sought to hammer out a plan to regulate transit through it, as laid out in a June US-Iran memorandum of understanding.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks — an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River — has been listed for $7.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Hazel crossed the road without waiting for Pipkin, who caught him up under the hedge bordering the near side of the little lane.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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