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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The ceasefire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have been trading fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
For now, the border is the river, unfettered by steel.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
The treaty specified that a survey team, comprising both Americans and Mexicans, would demarcate the border between the two countries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2020, the couple’s daughters spearheaded a restaurant of the same name in Bell Gardens, showcasing the family’s Afro-Mexican cooking of Costa Chica, a stretch along the southern coast of the state of Guerrero between Acapulco and the border of Oaxaca.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
For now, the border is the river, unfettered by steel.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
The treaty specified that a survey team, comprising both Americans and Mexicans, would demarcate the border between the two countries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2020, the couple’s daughters spearheaded a restaurant of the same name in Bell Gardens, showcasing the family’s Afro-Mexican cooking of Costa Chica, a stretch along the southern coast of the state of Guerrero between Acapulco and the border of Oaxaca.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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