bordering
Example Sentences
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Since the fire storm, the department has created a new policy to issue evacuation warnings to zones bordering areas ordered to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
For countries bordering regions with confirmed cases, governments should enhance surveillance and health reporting.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Health officials had confirmed the latest outbreak Friday in Ituri province in northeastern DRC, bordering Uganda and South Sudan, according to CDC Africa.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The nation of three million people bordering Iran and Turkey passed a law last year formally declaring its intention to apply for EU membership.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
I was mightily relieved that she hadn’t won; she was bordering on unbearable as it was.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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