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Votive deposits in Scandinavian wetlands were ways for local elites to mark their status, appease the gods and demarcate territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the other months of the year, rainbow bunting and rainbow crosswalks still demarcate LGBTQ+ businesses and historic gayborhoods, creating a visual map of the queer world.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024

Like their Jedi namesake, Skywalker gibbons cannot swim, so rivers tend to demarcate their species boundaries.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024

The aid group tries to preserve sacred forests by working with communities to demarcate boundaries, raise awareness about cutting trees and teach people how to financially benefit through honey harvesting or snail farming.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

Nonetheless, many nations are actively   cooperating to clarify, delineate, and demarcate their international   borders.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The Yellow Line demarcates territory in Gaza still under Israeli control under the ceasefire deal.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

The so-called yellow line demarcates the boundary inside the Gaza Strip that Israeli troops have withdrawn behind, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

When they look to the left, they see that another large sign demarcates the “MADE-UP” titles.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

The bike lane is slightly elevated above the car lane, which feels safer than just a white line that demarcates bike lanes in many other cities.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019

The Devils Thumb demarcates the Alaska-British Columbia border east of Petersburg, a fishing village accessible only by boat or plane.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The border in the area is porous and poorly demarcated, which contributed to Lebanese nationals settling in Syria and facilitated the smuggling for which the region is known.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

What was once a regional sport with deep roots and clearly demarcated borders has morphed into a sprawling battle where geography and tradition have been pushed into the background.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

The campfire setting, demarcated with lanterns, suggests a support group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Content is demarcated by categories like “Movies,” “Comedy,” “Classic TV,” “Sci-Fi,” “Reality,” and “Season’s Greetings,” for those longing to fulfill their Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movie cravings.

From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2023

From the great plaza radiated four highways that demarcated the four asymmetrical sectors into which he divided the empire, Tawantinsuyu, “Land of the Four Quarters.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Indigenous leaders say its return highlights the importance of demarcating their ancestral lands to keep their traditions alive.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

Families eat and enjoy music by a historic obelisk, the first monument demarcating the border, from the mid-1800s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

Aoun earlier said demarcating the border would be next after Lebanon agreed its southern maritime boundary with longtime foe Israel following years of indirect U.S.-mediated talks.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2022

Lebanon hopes that demarcating maritime borders will pave the way for gas exploration to help lift it out of its crippling economic crisis.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

The light flickered over the paper as the old woman crouched down and stared at the lines demarcating the Great Wood, the river Nir, the Kell.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo