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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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Chinese rescuers near the Tibet border port that was hit by a deadly mudslide were "moved to a safe location" Sunday, after a new lake was formed by a landslide, state media reported.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The US Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday near the high-altitude China-Nepal border was caused by a glacial collapse that sent a torrent of debris downstream.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The Observer leads with news that at least 675 are dead and 3,000 remain missing "along a 60-mile ribbon of mud" on the border.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The United States cannot require Canada to adopt the new name for the lake, which forms part of the international border.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

By the end of January 1945, the Americans had driven the Germans back to their own border.

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

Cars, trucks and parts are among the main goods traded between the US, Canada and Mexico, with the manufacturing sector and supply chains stretching across borders.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

It borders the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Iran claimed the meeting with Oman resulted in an agreement on the route through the strait, which Iran borders on the north and Oman on the south.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

His writing is so creative and original that it borders on poetic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Some days, they walked so deep that Ivy forgot there was anything beyond the forest’s borders, and she emerged from its shadows puzzled to find Poppy Cottage standing just where she’d left it that morning.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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 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

The park leads on to the Grand Union Canal Walk and is bordered by the River Brent, a tributary of the River Thames.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

But Lillian Meecham was looking at the houses that bordered River Street.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

His men loved him for it, their devotion bordering on religious.

From BBC Aug. 27, 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

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

The spot she had chosen to spread her blanket was under a handsome black walnut that grew at the edge of the woods bordering the acres of cotton.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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