bordered

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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

District 5 is roughly bordered by the 405 Freeway on the west, Venice Boulevard on the south, Mulholland Drive on the north and stretching as far east as Western Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Certainly, no prying eyes could see through to the pool area, which is bordered by a bluestone patio.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It is located on the Mediterranean coast, bordered on three sides by France, and is known for its casinos -- and as a tax haven boasting some of the world's most expensive real estate.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

A chain-link fence ran all the way around, and it was bordered on three sides by squat stone houses and on the fourth by another of Yazd’s boulevards.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram