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“For us to conclude that a law of 160 years’ vintage, with this kind of empirical pedigree, has all along been both unnecessary and improper, would border on rationalist conceit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

A 50-year-old teacher from Tehran crossed the border on Tuesday morning with her 8-year-old daughter, who she planned to leave with a relative living in Turkey before returning to look after her elderly mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Somewhere along the way, culture began to border on cult.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Colombia proposed a bilateral meeting at the border on January 25, according to an official letter published by local media.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I trust the black border on the page will not prove prophetic.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson