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borderland

[bawr-der-land] / ˈbɔr dərˌlænd /


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The auditor said his office’s most recent deep dive began with a tip about Thomas Dozler, an Agriculture Department manager whose duties included patrolling Nebraska’s borderland in the F-150.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Then the slippery borderland between fact and fiction, and the perils of ignoring just how slippery it is.

From Salon May 7, 2025

The Ukrainian borderland has long been a place where cultures merge and interchange.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2024

Leaving his native country meant embarking on a life of exile, not to mention a risky escape on foot across the mountainous borderland.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

Mercy lay on some remote borderland between sleep ing and waking.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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