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.
Examples of the border in a Sentence
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Hrubieszów is about 180 miles southeast of Warsaw in the Lublin region and near the border with Ukraine.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Officials have said that Russia is concentrating forces across the border and carrying out sabotage and reconnaissance raids in the area.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 May 2024
South of the California-Mexico border, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck on Easter Sunday in 2010, killing two people in Mexicali and damaging buildings on both sides of the border.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Earlier in the day, the Iranian government's X account posted an image of Raisi seated next to Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, at the opening of a dam along the border between the two countries.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 19 May 2024
While the Tucson Sector — the busiest along the border until last month — still leads in the number of apprehensions so far this fiscal year, the April flip is not surprising to those who have witnessed the increasing number of migrant arrivals in San Diego since the fall.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
And unlike labor disruptions that rocked Hollywood last year, the good news is the Writers Guild of Canada has agreed to terms on a new deal with Canadian indie film and TV producers to herald continuing labor peace north of the border.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Willis was operating a Metro bus on the afternoon of Jan. 11 eastbound on Dana Avenue near the border of Hyde Park and Evanston, according to the crash report.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
Hunker also said making quick determinations at the border could also lead to mistakes in the assessment of credible fear claims.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 May 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Officials have said that Russia is concentrating forces across the border and carrying out sabotage and reconnaissance raids in the area.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 May 2024
South of the California-Mexico border, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck on Easter Sunday in 2010, killing two people in Mexicali and damaging buildings on both sides of the border.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Earlier in the day, the Iranian government's X account posted an image of Raisi seated next to Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, at the opening of a dam along the border between the two countries.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 19 May 2024
While the Tucson Sector — the busiest along the border until last month — still leads in the number of apprehensions so far this fiscal year, the April flip is not surprising to those who have witnessed the increasing number of migrant arrivals in San Diego since the fall.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
And unlike labor disruptions that rocked Hollywood last year, the good news is the Writers Guild of Canada has agreed to terms on a new deal with Canadian indie film and TV producers to herald continuing labor peace north of the border.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Willis was operating a Metro bus on the afternoon of Jan. 11 eastbound on Dana Avenue near the border of Hyde Park and Evanston, according to the crash report.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
Hunker also said making quick determinations at the border could also lead to mistakes in the assessment of credible fear claims.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 May 2024
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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