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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The rebels reported 48 airstrikes over 12 hours in the provinces of Jawf, Marib, Hodeida, Taiz, Bayda and Saada, the rebels' stronghold on the border with Saudi Arabia. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Although about 90 per cent of those who crossed the border returned to Morocco within 72 hours, around 5,000 have remained in the city, which has a population of just over 83,000. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 As razor wire, drones and new barriers tighten the border, Mexican cartels increasingly reroute migrants through underground tunnels and city drainage systems. Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Chinese migrants’ attempts to cross the border, and America’s attempts to stop them, is the story that historians have told and retold. Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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