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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There’s a lot of great respect in the creative community, in our business within Bell, there’s great respect across the border between Americans and Canadians.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said other issues remain to be resolved between the two countries, including the fate of Lebanese believed to have been disappeared into Syrian prisons during Assad's rule and the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Saturday's strikes also came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt is set to open in Gaza's southernmost city.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
The strikes came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt is set to open in Gaza’s southernmost city.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said other issues remain to be resolved between the two countries, including the fate of Lebanese believed to have been disappeared into Syrian prisons during Assad's rule and the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Saturday's strikes also came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt is set to open in Gaza's southernmost city.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
The strikes came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt is set to open in Gaza’s southernmost city.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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