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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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
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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
See all Example Sentences for the border
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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