borderland
Example Sentences
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Her borderland upbringing in El Paso has also shaped her Spanglish lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
The auditor said his office’s most recent deep dive began with a tip about Thomas Dozler, an Agriculture Department manager whose duties included patrolling Nebraska’s borderland in the F-150.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Leaving his native country meant embarking on a life of exile, not to mention a risky escape on foot across the mountainous borderland.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
Recently, the site and its mysteries have been drawing record numbers of visitors to this place near the provincial capital of Sanliurfa in the borderland with Syria — 850,000 in 2022.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2023
Cain must have learned about the Wyrdmarks in the White Fang Mountains—that cursed borderland between Adarlan and the Western Wastes.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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