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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Each side accused the other of starting the border flare-up.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
New Delhi, for instance, imposed a blockade from late 2015 to early 2016 to punish Kathmandu for a constitutional change that affected Indian communities on the Nepali side of the border.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Makatsaria notes that despite tensions, Special Ops filmed near the border with Abkhazia, using drones and a helicopter to capture a sweeping establishing shot over the 890-foot Enguri Dam — among the world’s tallest arch dams.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Alert messages were sent to residents of Romania's northern Tulcea County, along the Danube River which forms the border with Ukraine, the ministry said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
New Delhi, for instance, imposed a blockade from late 2015 to early 2016 to punish Kathmandu for a constitutional change that affected Indian communities on the Nepali side of the border.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Makatsaria notes that despite tensions, Special Ops filmed near the border with Abkhazia, using drones and a helicopter to capture a sweeping establishing shot over the 890-foot Enguri Dam — among the world’s tallest arch dams.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Alert messages were sent to residents of Romania's northern Tulcea County, along the Danube River which forms the border with Ukraine, the ministry said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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