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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
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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
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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
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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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