borders

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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

Another issue is Eritrea, which borders Tigray to the north.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The strait is the most critical energy transit chokepoint in the world, with about 20% of the global oil flows passing through the narrow waterway that borders Iran.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

After decades in which China churned out much of what the world consumed from within its vast borders, its factories now face overcapacity, cutthroat competition and weak domestic consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Sometimes a herd of cows grazed on this land, or a man on horseback rode the borders, a sombrero shading his face, his shirt stained yellow with sweat.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago