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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /




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She says she would expand intelligence-sharing with Washington, work with U.S. agencies and the Coast Guard against drug trafficking and coordinate with Colombia to dismantle criminal groups on the border.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

For Drew Grier, an American who lives eight minutes from the stadium, "the anthem playing tonight is a core part of who we are as a border city".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Helicopters, dog units and members of the public had been scouring the area, close to the River Stour on the Essex border.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

"We are talking about miles and miles of a very porous border," said Borah of Aaranyak.

From Barron's

But I can tell by Father’s yearning voice he wants Caesar to come—all the way to the border, across the Red River.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Weather respects no borders, and this is especially true for water," Saulo said, arguing for the importance of "shared data, shared standards and shared early warnings".

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Lucrative cargoes of iron ore, cement and bottled gas are stuck at entry points to the Pakistani and Afghan borders, truckers say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

When the modern state of Israel was formed in 1948, much of the Arab population that remained inside its borders continued to identify as or with Palestinians.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

While Saudi Arabia and others move goods overland, hundreds of truckers are trapped at Iran’s land borders, threatening its economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“See how one side’s flat? That’s where it borders with the DR.”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

To make the cabinets her own, she took inspiration from Danish flower paintings and began hand-painting pink flowers against a white background on the fronts, allowing them to be bordered by the original brown.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Our campsite bordered the Fefine, a large river that flows even in the dry season.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

The place: Opened in November 2025, One&Only’s first U.S. resort occupies 240 acres, bordered by more than 17,000 acres of permanently protected land.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The KBV, a national association representing statutory health insurance physicians, said that it "bordered on madness" to force thousands of people to visit doctors' surgeries simply to fill in forms.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

“And not from Kojo. His grandfather came to America from Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that’s bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

It’s going to raise costs particularly in states that are either bordering or in close proximity to Canada and rely on trade with it.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

But what has really put Sequoia on the marmot-shenanigans map is their all-out assault on the parking lots bordering trailheads in the Mineral King Valley—one of the wildest parts of the park.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Critics say the measures have further strengthened Tokayev's power in Kazakhstan, a vast Central Asian country bordering Russia and China.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks — an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River — has been listed for $7.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Nabila stepped outside and joined me in the garden bordering our verandah.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed




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