the border
noun
: a specific border (as between countries)
They've lived in southern Texas for years, but have never been south of the border.
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Around 48 people have been killed since Wednesday, according to casualty estimates on both sides of the border that have not been independently verified.
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USA Today, 11 May 2025
World powers including China, Saudi Arabia, and the Group of Seven nations had urged the countries to engage in dialog after dozens of civilians on either side of the border were killed in a series of tit-for-tat attacks.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
So far, only one Margarita’s scrub lizard has been found near Senga Hill in northeastern Zambia and near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
In Lahore, local police official Mohammad Rizwan said a drone was downed near Walton Airport, an airfield in a residential area about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the border with India that also contains military installations.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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USA Today, 11 May 2025
World powers including China, Saudi Arabia, and the Group of Seven nations had urged the countries to engage in dialog after dozens of civilians on either side of the border were killed in a series of tit-for-tat attacks.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
So far, only one Margarita’s scrub lizard has been found near Senga Hill in northeastern Zambia and near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
In Lahore, local police official Mohammad Rizwan said a drone was downed near Walton Airport, an airfield in a residential area about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the border with India that also contains military installations.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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