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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Their cottage, in fact, was cut in half by the border, although there was no visible line.
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Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
In Russia's Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, one person was killed and four sustained injuries, according to the region's governor, Yuri Slyusar.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In Russia’s Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, one person was killed and four sustained injuries, according to the region’s governor, Yuri Slyusar.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In the city of Sumy, not far from the border with Russia, a strike wounded 11 people, the National Police said.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
In Russia's Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, one person was killed and four sustained injuries, according to the region's governor, Yuri Slyusar.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In Russia’s Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, one person was killed and four sustained injuries, according to the region’s governor, Yuri Slyusar.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In the city of Sumy, not far from the border with Russia, a strike wounded 11 people, the National Police said.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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