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 Gaza population of more than 2 million has been repeatedly uprooted throughout the war, with most residents now squeezed into tent encampments in the southern part of the territory, near the border with Egypt.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
He was apprehended at the border and spent the next month in a detention center before being flown to Chiapas.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The weekend in Toronto presented something unique for Davis and his fellow Fox Sports employees who crossed the border — the opportunity to introduce a team to its audience.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Nova music festival held near the border was becoming an inescapable ring of death.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
He was apprehended at the border and spent the next month in a detention center before being flown to Chiapas.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The weekend in Toronto presented something unique for Davis and his fellow Fox Sports employees who crossed the border — the opportunity to introduce a team to its audience.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Nova music festival held near the border was becoming an inescapable ring of death.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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 16 Oct. 2025.
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