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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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Helicopters, dog units and members of the public had been scouring the area, close to the River Stour on the Suffolk-Essex border.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Washington trade negotiators want to encourage more North American content in servers, chips and other equipment crossing America’s southern border.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Helicopters, dog units and members of the public had been scouring the area, close to the estuary of the River Stour on the Essex border.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Experts say that in addition to airports and formal cargo routes, the land border between Myanmar and India's northeast is a key trafficking route.

From Barron's

You could visit a country that had previously neighbored France, step over the border they used to have, and—bam!—by some remnant of the original spell, you were on Zeke’s knee.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Iran’s land borders were a mess before these latest closures, though.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

When the modern state of Israel was formed in 1948, much of the Arab population that remained inside its borders continued to identify as or with Palestinians.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The same thing is happening at Iran’s land borders with Turkey, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, dealing Tehran a self-inflicted blow and stifling trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Some wanted him to pray for husbands and sons stationed at the borders of the country.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Once widespread across northern England and Scotland, habitat loss has caused significant decline in the dark bordered beauty.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

The graveyard faced east, all the stones and markers laid out in a fan shape bordered with saw palmetto and evergreen trees.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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

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

Videos shared by Nepal police and others on social media showed torrents of muddy water crashing through mountain valleys in the Himalayan district bordering China.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born Jan. 19, 1946, in a two-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tenn., a town bordering Gatlinburg, Tenn., and the Great Smoky Mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

“You’re not smooth—you’re bordering on stupid!” their mother erupted angrily.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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