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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In 2019, Dream Market shut down and German police seized the servers of Wall Street Market, which had been operating out of a Cold War–era bunker near the border with Luxembourg.
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
In his first days, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting people from seeking asylum through the border with Mexico.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
Expedited removal had previously only been used to remove immigrants arrested near the border.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Lebanon’s government is seeking to establish authority throughout the country, mainly in the south near the border with Israel after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that ended in late November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
In his first days, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting people from seeking asylum through the border with Mexico.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
Expedited removal had previously only been used to remove immigrants arrested near the border.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Lebanon’s government is seeking to establish authority throughout the country, mainly in the south near the border with Israel after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that ended in late November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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“The border.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20border. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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