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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Saturn Saturn, lurking near the border of the constellations Cetus the Whale and Pisces the Fishes, sneaks up in the east around the start of morning twilight.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.
—Bassam Hatoum, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Thompson Houston The city skyline steals the show at this Historic Fourth Ward hotel, on the border of downtown.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
In the border region of Belgorod, for example, at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on April 17, while another person was reported killed by a Ukrainian drone on the night of April 26.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border.
—Bassam Hatoum, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Thompson Houston The city skyline steals the show at this Historic Fourth Ward hotel, on the border of downtown.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
In the border region of Belgorod, for example, at least one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on April 17, while another person was reported killed by a Ukrainian drone on the night of April 26.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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