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[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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A huge area at the border has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The Bureau of Reclamation announced in April moves to boost water levels of Lake Powell, which straddles the border of Arizona and Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Fill and roll: Spread the filling over the dough, leaving a small border.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The 38-year-old craftsman from Tangiers dropped everything to head to the border town of Fnideq after hearing via social media that the frontier was open.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The same Household Finance that had pushed Steve Eisman over the narrow border between Wall Street skeptic and Wall Street cynic.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Manipur borders Myanmar, and India's north-east has been flagged as a route for the illegal trade in exotic wildlife, although authorities have not concluded that the gibbons in this case were trafficked.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

China is already considering similar limits within its own borders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

U.S. officials allegedly devised the ruse after they became concerned about an Iranian threat to target Trump as he left Turkey, which borders Iran.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Every few decades since its founding a dark and deadly cycle begins, terrorizing the local community, many of whom are unable to survive beyond the island’s borders.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The “eternal” problem happened along the stretch of creek between the Logan County borders.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

The proposal would create new traffic patterns for ships transiting the strait, which is bordered by Iran on the northern shore and Oman on the southern.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The KBV, a national association representing statutory health insurance physicians, said that it "bordered on madness" to force thousands of people to visit doctors' surgeries simply to fill in forms.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

At the heart of the dwelling is the “beautifully appointed main residence,” which is bordered by a detached guesthouse, a separate artist’s studio, and a garage with its own bedroom.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 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

This morning, past the Cedar Falls train stop, Annabelle runs on a friendly path of crushed rock bordered with trees, all bright green and yellow with baby leaves unfurling.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Mourners dressed in black gathered on Sunday in the pavilion of Wat Lat Pla Duk in Nonthaburi province, bordering Bangkok, where the body of the slain schoolgirl, Naphat Chaima, lay for a ceremonial bath.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

A representative passage: “ ‘He certainly at Princeton, I would say, was just a nice guy, and bordering on humble,’ said one friend who went on to a legal career.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Perhaps that is why they are loved with something bordering on the religious.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Thirteen of the 17 regions of neighbouring Spain were on orange alert on Sunday, while the northern Basque Country bordering France was on red alert.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

The bordering Jade River constantly flooded, sweeping away the strongest of walls as if flicking a lock of hair.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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