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In response to the strike, Syria said it had closed a border crossing with Jordan.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Nassib is the only passenger and commercial border crossing between Jordan and Syria.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong, a government source in Seoul and South Korean media said on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Iraq on Wednesday shut the Sheeb border point, which connects the two countries’ biggest oil provinces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“And I’m guessing that’s the basket,” he said, pointing to the large border wall where security officers stood by an open door, the blue of the ocean showing just behind them.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Trucks waiting at Iran’s borders with Turkey, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan as of Sept. 29, with delays typically running to 20 days, according to the chairman of the Iranian International Transportation Companies Association.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

In Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood in north Los Angeles that borders the Angeles and San Gabriel National Forests, Varela walked with Mendoza along the L.A. aqueduct.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jon Malnekoff’s home borders the golf course, and he said he’s positive the wind burst was a tornado.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Some implicated concessions have ties well behind Indonesia's borders, said Holly Yang, an accounting professor at Singapore Management University who teaches sustainability reporting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now, with American bombers stalking the borders of Soviet territory, he launched the rocket.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Another model that Iran and other Persian Gulf nations are examining is in the Strait of Malacca, which like Hormuz is a global energy chokepoint bordered by more than one country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The cars are connected to charging points by the garages for the flats, which are in traditional red buildings bordered by birch trees and a large golf course.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The East German government referred to the structure as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart"; it was bordered by minefields and a no-man's-land known as the "death strip."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Earthquakes are rare in Panama and usually occur in western Chiriqui province, bordering Costa Rica.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

MCALLEN, Texas — Vanessa Ovalle has a “frontline view” of Texas schools as a single mom and a speech pathologist at a local school in McAllen, a city in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Communities across all states bordering Wyoming face darkness, breathing difficulties and roofs collapsing under accumulated ash.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Is that true?” asked Matt, who knew almost nothing about the countries bordering the Farms.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer