bordering

Example Sentences

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Still, some see these plans as bordering on science fiction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

For countries bordering regions with confirmed cases, governments should enhance surveillance and health reporting.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He suffered, in the words of one of his few biographers, from shyness to a "degree bordering on disease."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson