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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In the Kupiansk area, Ukrainian troops thwarted Russian assault attempts and Russian forces launched attacks in the Lyman sector on the border of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, which were repelled, The Kyiv Independent reported on Saturday.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Copake is located about 50 miles south of Albany, near the border with Massachusetts.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
Sur 81 is where southern meets south of the border, with both biscuits and burritos on offer plus burgers, sandwiches, and a full bar.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Dry Brook Sugar House is nestled amid maple forests on the border of New York and Vermont.
—Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Copake is located about 50 miles south of Albany, near the border with Massachusetts.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
Sur 81 is where southern meets south of the border, with both biscuits and burritos on offer plus burgers, sandwiches, and a full bar.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Dry Brook Sugar House is nestled amid maple forests on the border of New York and Vermont.
—Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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