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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Tai Po is a suburban area in the northern part of Hong Kong in the New Territories and near the border with the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Mujahid said Pakistani airstrikes targeting the border regions of Kunar and Paktika wounded another four civilians.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The Danube River marks the border between the two countries, just north of Tulcea.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The plan was for his family to follow, but then Israel took control of the border, closing off this possibility.
—NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Mujahid said Pakistani airstrikes targeting the border regions of Kunar and Paktika wounded another four civilians.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The Danube River marks the border between the two countries, just north of Tulcea.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The plan was for his family to follow, but then Israel took control of the border, closing off this possibility.
—NPR, 24 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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