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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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The Teppers stopped keeping kosher in the 1920s, when, during their time living across the border in Georgia, the frozen kosher meat delivered by train from Atlanta started arriving spoiled.
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Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
It's located near the border separating the constellations Pisces and Cetus.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The Teppers stopped keeping kosher in the 1920s, when, during their time living across the border in Georgia, the frozen kosher meat delivered by train from Atlanta started arriving spoiled.
—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
It's located near the border separating the constellations Pisces and Cetus.
—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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