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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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France said it was tightening security at its border with Spain, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her country might consider suspending the Schengen rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

That it happened reflects the desperation of many Moroccans to cross the border.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Local officials had appealed to Madrid for help after a recent rise in attempted crossings, but there were chaotic scenes on Thursday as border controls apparently broke down.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The rulings will apply to jurisdictions that stretch across much of the southern border, affecting states where large numbers of immigrant detainees are held in federal custody.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Every mother on both sides of the border warns her children that La Llorona will get them if they wander too close to the river.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Italy on Thursday called for Spain's suspension from the Schengen zone -- a system of open borders that encompass 29 European countries that have officially abolished frontier controls at their common borders.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

She added: "From the film Drive to the Paris Olympics, the whole world was moved by Nightcall . Both danceable and nostalgic, his music will continue to transcend generations and borders."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

In a series of new rules and laws, China is reordering the wealth landscape, seeking to better control how money leaves the country, with effects rippling beyond its borders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

Some escaped illegally across borders, slipping into neighboring countries.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

At the heart of the dwelling is the “beautifully appointed main residence,” which is bordered by a detached guesthouse, a separate artist’s studio, and a garage with its own bedroom.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 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

I slid over the stone wall and began to run crouched over toward the stone wall at the other side of the field which bordered the road.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

At the Kuchurgan power station, located on the shore of a reservoir bordering Ukraine, she discovers how a facility that once powered a chunk of the former Soviet empire now enables a digital gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 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

The mass raid also killed one person on a ferry and hit an oil terminal in Russia's southern Krasnodar region bordering Crimea, the authorities there said.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

There was no immediate response from Moscow, which has previously described similar interceptions as illegal and "bordering on international piracy".

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

I brushed the dripping heads of the azaleas as I passed, so close they grew together, bordering the path.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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