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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Paramilitaries in Sudan take border area CAIRO -- Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country's military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighboring Libya and Egypt.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
One out of four Democratic voters believe the Party deliberately open the border.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Initial estimates indicated that over 3 million refugees crossed the border to Poland.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Officials at Fort Campbell, which is near the border with Tennessee, said the incident occurred around 7 p.m. and involved two 101st Airborne Division soldiers.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
One out of four Democratic voters believe the Party deliberately open the border.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Initial estimates indicated that over 3 million refugees crossed the border to Poland.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Officials at Fort Campbell, which is near the border with Tennessee, said the incident occurred around 7 p.m. and involved two 101st Airborne Division soldiers.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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