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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In 2019, journalist Jazmine Ulloa traveled to her hometown of El Paso to cover the aftermath of a deadly shooting in the border city. —

Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration, attacks in Kajak, on the border between the municipalities of Marigot and Kenscoff, as well as in Seguin, forced 1,341 people to flee their homes. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Crossing the border from Costa Rica was an even starker contrast than crossing from San Diego to Tijuana. —

Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the border