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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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She has spoken of her interest in lying and duplicity, and has consistently, fruitfully, positioned her work on the border of fiction and nonfiction.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

And then there are the American businesses impacted by proximity to the Canadian border.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

And he acknowledged that “the tools needed to secure the border in Big Bend are likewise different than those needed in a dense urban environment,” without explicitly condemning the project.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of men left Russia, leading to a rush on airline tickets and hourslong lines to cross the border into neighboring countries such as Georgia and Kazakhstan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

This was in the Marsabit district, just south of the border with Ethiopia.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

But some do remain perturbed, including another teenager in the Scottish borders, 16-year-old Ellie, who says: "I was so scared of him when I was little," Ellie confides.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Military trucks sped across winding roads through farmland and quiet villages to one of Europe's most strategic borders, separating Poland and the Russian exclave Kaliningrad.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The radar site is part of a network that tracks aircraft operating in Alaska’s airspace and along its borders, the military said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Oman borders the Strait of Hormuz in the south and is in talks with Iran to allow more commercial traffic in the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

More and more countries are closing their borders to refugees coming from Syria.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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

Models walked down a wide runway set up in Manhattan, bordered by 7th Avenue and Broadway, while its famous billboards broadcast the images.

From Barron's May 17, 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

She had laid the headboard down flat near the flowerbeds that bordered the house, with the side rails below it and the slats to either side in neat rows, like ribs.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks — an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River — has been listed for $7.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Poland's military command said it had mobilised aircraft and activated air defences aimed at protecting its airspace, particularly in areas bordering Ukraine.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 18, 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

The look in his eyes is bordering on crazy.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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