border
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As she crossed the border, Anna Klymenko, a dermatologist in Kyiv, saw the locomotive that Russia had destroyed the day before.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Last winter, she and her husband moved to Tomiño, a small town in Galicia, in northern Spain, close to the Portuguese border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Both Ukrainian and Polish authorities said the Russian drone had struck 2km from the Polish border.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Newsom began closing prisons with the deactivation of the Deuel Vocational Institute in Tracy, followed by the prison in Susanville, and then a prison in Blythe near the Arizona border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
As for the dog, I always got my pets at animal shelters, so I called the Wasilla shelter and was told—perfect, really—that they had a three-legged border collie that needed a good home.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Such hazards, Gyamtsho said, "do not respect national borders, and no single country can address them alone".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Another 2.7 million fled across the borders into neighboring nations.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The previously permeable borders of the U.S. tightened.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
One could argue that this borders on oversensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Anything the light touched belonged to the sun gods and the sun gods never allowed any evil to pass through Bali’s borders.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Another model that Iran and other Persian Gulf nations are examining is in the Strait of Malacca, which like Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint bordered by more than one country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But Emerald Bay is gate-guarded, accessible only to residents, and its half-mile stretch of golden sand is bordered by the cliffs of two jutting points, geographically cutting off public access via other beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The cars are connected to charging points by the garages for the flats, which are in traditional red buildings bordered by birch trees and a large golf course.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The incredulity in Koffi's whisper bordered on hysterical.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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It’s going to raise costs particularly in states that are either bordering or in close proximity to Canada and rely on trade with it.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
Such problems led to agreements among the perpetually warring European countries bordering the Rhine to cooperate in fixing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Poland's military command said it had mobilised aircraft and activated air defences aimed at protecting Polish airspace, particularly in areas bordering Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Brother Luke placed Robin on the stone seat bordering the wall, propping him against the column which rose high to the vaulted roof.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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