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[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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The ad campaign turning heads in New York is a set of billboards near the state border.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The other column, outlined in a red border, describes apparent weaknesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The new bridge is not the only border crossing between the two countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Many of his members moved their factories across the border into mainland China in the 1980s, attracted by cheaper land and labour.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

That he could be met only in shadow, on the border between worlds.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Countries accustomed to receiving great numbers of aspiring young people from beyond their borders may have to learn to do with fewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Pew Research Center chart below shows how Texas ranks No. 2 among all U.S. states for both the number of operating data centers within its borders and the number of planned facilities.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Officials at the World Petroleum Congress on Monday echoed his message, with many stressing that disrupting Saudi energy supplies would have consequences beyond its borders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"But on the other hand, nature is recognised as one of those issues that does not respect political borders."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unluckily, he fell in within the county borders.

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

Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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 pre-fight feeling was that this occasion bordered on the absurd as a sanctioned world title contest, but Verhoeven went a long way to proving the boxing fraternity wrong.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

I wanted to jump out of the truck and run, run down the hills dipping into sandy valleys in front of familiar houses bordered with passion fruit and morning glory.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Hedgerows along country roads and bordering fields provide food, cover, and nesting areas for birds and homes for many small animals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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