borders

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The second was a winning streak that now borders on the supernatural: The Knicks have simply forgotten how to lose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Must a transportation worker like Brock himself cross state borders or directly interact with a vehicle that crosses state lines to be “engaged in interstate commerce” and thus exempt from arbitration?

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The earthquake struck in the early morning of February 24, 1979, beneath the town of Randolph near Utah's borders with Idaho and Wyoming.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Criticised by rights groups, the new measures will notably allow nations to open centres outside the EU's borders to which migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected could be sent.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

They both know it’s wishful thinking that borders on delusion, but right now it’s all they have.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman