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

Criticised by rights groups, the new measures will notably allow nations to open centres outside the EU's borders to which migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected could be sent.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

He regards me with something that borders on disgust.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray