border
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The easing of cattle crossings at the southern border could help the U.S. offset low herd counts that in January were pegged at a 75-year low.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai has been allowed to stay in the UK with his family for six months, after initially being detained at the border.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Lake Powell, on the Utah-Arizona border, is at just 23% of capacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Canadian officials announced a $900 million plan to strengthen the border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Early that morning the radar operators picked up an unidentified plane as it sped down from the pole and crossed the border of the Soviet Union.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Dobrindt said that officers at train stations, airports and Germany's borders had been alerted to be on the lookout for Ballout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Parbake until the borders have risen and begun to turn golden.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Farmer Gareth Wyn Jones, whose land borders the Conwy Mountain, said he had "never seen anything of that scale".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
From there, they flow up the Oubangui River to the Central African Republic, where remnants of the Wagner mercenary group control their distribution through the country—and sometimes across its borders to neighboring nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I walked the land from post to post, trying to place myself within its borders.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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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
The pre-fight feeling was that this occasion bordered on the absurd as a sanctioned world title contest, but Verhoeven went a long way to proving the boxing fraternity wrong.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Models walked down a wide runway set up in Manhattan, bordered by 7th Avenue and Broadway, while its famous billboards broadcast the images.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Certainly, no prying eyes could see through to the pool area, which is bordered by a bluestone patio.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
Some scraggly pink geraniums, marigolds, and spindly poinsettia plants, Lupita’s gardening efforts, bordered the front of the house.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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In Shenzhen, a tech hub bordering Hong Kong, robotics company Elephant Robotics is busy fulfilling international orders, with roughly 70% of its sales coming from overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Hackett cautioned that increased use of leverage targeting segments of the stock market can be a sign of “optimism that is bordering on a lottery mentality.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Overnight into Wednesday, Russia said its air defences intercepted 354 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions, including areas bordering Ukraine and annexed Crimea.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Since the fire storm, the department has created a new policy to issue evacuation warnings to zones bordering areas ordered to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Hedgerows along country roads and bordering fields provide food, cover, and nesting areas for birds and homes for many small animals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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