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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Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of allowing militants to operate from its territory and carry out attacks across the border, an accusation that Kabul denies. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Designs show that the interchange where Santa Fe Street meets I-35 will mirror the one at 87th Street and I-35, along the border of Lenexa and Overland Park. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Cineplex operates around 1,606 movie screens at 156 locations across Canada and is a major launchpad for Hollywood tentpoles and other films screening north of the border. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Ted Turner Reserves also owns and operates four retreats—Armendaris, Ladder, and Sierra Grande in southern New Mexico; Vermejo in the north, on the border with Colorado—where wildlife-watching and nature excursions are built into travelers’ stays. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the border

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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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