bordering
Example Sentences
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Big Bend, bordering Mexico in West Texas, features volcanic dikes, dinosaur bones and stunning canyon views.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Teenager Jasmine Bernard, who lives in a neighborhood bordering Boxtown, has been fighting for two years against the gas turbines that power the data center and spew emissions into the air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The magnitude of revision in growth cluster earnings expectations is bordering on surreal,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Shenzhen, a tech hub bordering Hong Kong, robotics company Elephant Robotics is busy fulfilling international orders, with roughly 70% of its sales coming from overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
I brushed the dripping heads of the azaleas as I passed, so close they grew together, bordering the path.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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