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borderline

[bawr-der-lahyn] / ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn /


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"I've had to make decisions about my health, where you are on the borderline between right or wrong," Nadal said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

US President Donald Trump has described the latest discussions as being on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed strikes.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It seems that about 50,000 years ago, Sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans were at that borderline point.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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