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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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Businesses and stakeholders on both sides of the border had pushed for a deal to be reached, arguing that the new US tariffs on Canada will be harmful to both countries.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The lab was raided overnight at a farm near the town of Musina, in the Limpopo province, near South Africa's border with Zimbabwe.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Federal authorities will seek to deport Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, claiming he lied to cross the southern border in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and Peru following their brief 1995 border war.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“They were a gift,” I said, trying not to deviate too far from the original lie I’d told the border patrol agent early that morning.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

"She's connected cultures, she's crossed borders, she's reminded audiences everywhere that while we may come from different backgrounds, her music unites in a way that few other things can," he said.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Sheriff Martinez said Tuesday that while ICE’s primary mission is enforcing federal immigration law, CBP is focused on safeguarding borders and economic prosperity at ports of entry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The Gulf country that borders the Strait of Hormuz to the south is in talks with Iran to allow more commercial traffic in the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

"Not only are we protecting our physical borders from unlawful crossings, but we are also preventing immigration fraud schemes that are just another way to skirt the immigration laws of the United States," Blanche said.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

He’d been traveling for twelve years between Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, the Philippines, Japan, Austria, and other countries, clearing customs and crossing borders without incident.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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 action bordered on farce - even Joe Root attempted a reverse-scoop - yet there was little Duckett could do about a spitter from Sears he fended to first slip.

From BBC Jun. 28, 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

District 5 is roughly bordered by the 405 Freeway on the west, Venice Boulevard on the south, Mulholland Drive on the north and stretching as far east as Western Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He had finally gotten the hang of his journal, writing things that bordered on thoughtful—but it was still just a sham.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Such problems led to agreements among the perpetually warring European countries bordering the Rhine to cooperate in fixing them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Nepal hosts thousands of Tibetan refugees, and swathes of the country's high Himalayan north, bordering Tibet, share its culture, Buddhist religion and language.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

In stark contrast, within Fifa, the view from one Infantino loyalist is that the outcry, especially in Europe, is bordering on "hysteria", and fails to acknowledge the legitimacy he has globally.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

This done, he moved with slow step and abstracted air towards a door in the wall bordering the orchard.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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