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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Their journey to this new land included five weeks of traversing Mexico on foot, and then they were detained at the border.
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Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Spread on the puff pastry inside the border and arrange the squash decoratively on top.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Trenton Township is across the border from Red Wing, Minnesota.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Spread on the puff pastry inside the border and arrange the squash decoratively on top.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Trenton Township is across the border from Red Wing, Minnesota.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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