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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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“But the threat across the border right now gives us some time to reach our cruising speed.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Five people have been detained and sent to border security command after a migrant boat reached Kent without being intercepted.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Many Romanians involved in the crimes are in the U.S. illegally, authorities say, having overstayed visas, failed to show for asylum hearings or sneaked over the border.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

"But I can also see on the map, there's really nowhere else that Raphoe can go other than with Derry in terms of the border that it shares."

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

In some spots, apartment buildings lined the border between East and West, and people jumped out windows in the East and landed in the West.

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

Globalization opens up markets, and deregulation across state lines lets people expand across state borders.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Health systems must be capable of coordinating quickly when outbreaks spread across borders.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

However, as Gabriel has an EU passport, it is possible he will be allowed to join a club within European Union borders on his 16th birthday.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

"Weather respects no borders, and this is especially true for water," Saulo said, arguing for the importance of "shared data, shared standards and shared early warnings".

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

For all of our differences down here on Earth, for the first time we were able to see a vision of humankind that didn’t have any borders.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

The action bordered on farce - even Joe Root attempted a reverse-scoop - yet there was little Duckett could do about a spitter from Sears he fended to first slip.

From BBC Jun. 28, 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

Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

“Ben!” comes a boisterous voice from the order window, bordered by flyers announcing next weekend’s Battle of the Bands.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

He has won six out of the seven counties bordering the lake in all of his three presidential runs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city on the North African coast, bordering Morocco and separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

India is stepping up monitoring of its Himalayan regions bordering China and Nepal, days after the deadly flood apparently triggered by a glacial collapse.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

It was a tiny, beautiful restaurant with white tablecloths and bay windows opening onto a cottage garden—hedges and trellised roses, nasturtiums bordering the flagstone path.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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