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Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, and the two sides fought a brutal border war between 1998 and 2000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The North Korean mines were believed to have been laid as part of Pyongyang's border fortification work, according to South Korea's defence minister Kang Shin-chul.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Customs delays and U.S. border difficulties, plus the Iran war and demand related to artificial-intelligence infrastructure build-outs, were all reported to have added strain on already stretched supply chains, S&P Global said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Scott River, which flows out of mountain forests into a broad valley near the California-Oregon border, provides vital habitat for salmon that swim upstream from the ocean to spawn in the fall and winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

What was the border patrol guarding that was so valuable?

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Yet the overwhelming share of the conduct at issue lies beyond not only Colorado’s borders but America’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Chobe, a wildlife-rich district in northern Botswana near the borders with Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a local MP raised concerns after residents reportedly collected portions directly from a carcass at a school.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The White House said in a statement, “These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Only bands local to the Pikes Peak region, including those close to but outside the borders of Colorado Springs, are invited to play.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

One of the women was embroidering a wedding sari, coiling gold thread along its borders and fastening it with the tiniest stitches imaginable.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

The KBV, a national association representing statutory health insurance physicians, said that it "bordered on madness" to force thousands of people to visit doctors' surgeries simply to fill in forms.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Another model that Iran and other Persian Gulf nations are examining is in the Strait of Malacca, which like Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint bordered by more than one country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

They were walking east to St. John’s Park, which bordered the Red River.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour's East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provinces bordering Iran.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

There were cans all along the scrubby grass bordering the parking lot at Rockledge.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz