1
as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future
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2
as in joined
to be adjacent to
that state borders on three others
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The championship parade seemed to inspire hope and joy in Knicks fans who waited more than five decades to reach the pinnacle of basketball.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
18 June 2026 -
Mamdani then issued keys to the city to staff and players, including Dolan and his son, both of whom seemed severely uninterested in a photo op.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The Independent Film and Television Alliance, which joined in the June 8 letter, argued that the proposal will affect indie producers as well as major studios.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Jordin Canada, Naz Hillmon, Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard joined Reese in the scoring parade, combining for a ridiculous 89 points.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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There’s also his tattoo that resembled the Totenkopf, or death’s head, a German military symbol now infamous for its prominence on Nazi SS uniforms.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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The cycle resembled theoretical versions of a Big Bang followed by a Big Crunch, a scenario in which the universe’s expansion eventually reverses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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Among them was the head of a 10th-century stone Buddha and two kneeling figures that famously flanked the entrance of the Met’s Southeast Asian galleries.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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While more than a half dozen Democratic state lawmakers flanked Pritzker on Tuesday, the signing ceremony came shortly after another prominent statewide official of the governor’s own party took issue with funding cuts to his office.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The agency also suggested washing items and surfaces that may have touched the formula using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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One also alleged Busfield touched his genitals several times, according to the criminal complaint.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
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Tucked away on the grounds of Kensington Palace stands Nottingham Cottage, a two-bedroom, 1,324 square-foot Victorian home surrounded by greenery.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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“Bordered (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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