borders

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Others resurfaced only through detective work that sent Dorfan following leads that spanned decades and crossed more than a dozen borders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Embassy in Beijing has sought, with varying degrees of success, to free these Americans from their effective confinement within China’s borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A small-scale map might suggest that it’s vulnerable to occupation, as it borders the Persian Gulf, just across from U.S. bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

She said controlling the borders was "completely different" to taking "retrospective action on people who have made a life here".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They had already crossed Great Avren and were well on their way to the borders of King Smoit’s realm.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander