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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Under , backed by 61 percent of voters as of Tuesday night, the state would be able to prevent property values near the border from increasing due to border security infrastructure and related improvements.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea earlier in the week.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
How to Visit Because the falls are on the border of Argentina and Brazil, there are two completely different ways to get to them.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The closing of the reception centers in March signaled an end to a government policy that helped migrants quickly pass through Panama on buses that picked them up at the reception centers and transported them to the border of Costa Rica, Yates said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea earlier in the week.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
How to Visit Because the falls are on the border of Argentina and Brazil, there are two completely different ways to get to them.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The closing of the reception centers in March signaled an end to a government policy that helped migrants quickly pass through Panama on buses that picked them up at the reception centers and transported them to the border of Costa Rica, Yates said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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