borders

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The second was a winning streak that now borders on the supernatural: The Knicks have simply forgotten how to lose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That case, Gorsuch reasoned, was on point here: It foreclosed Flowers’ rule that workers needed to cross state lines or interact with vehicles traveling across borders to engage in interstate commerce.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The earthquake struck in the early morning of February 24, 1979, beneath the town of Randolph near Utah's borders with Idaho and Wyoming.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Another issue is Eritrea, which borders Tigray to the north.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Gas lamps had been installed at haphazard intervals along the corridor, leaving pockets of gloom whose borders shivered as Belknap and Holmes moved past.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson